U.S. Bishops’ Chairman Expresses Sorrow, Urges Prayers and Support for Recovery, After Deadly Tornadoes Hit Missouri and Storms Damage Other States in the Midwest
5/28/19May 24, 2019 WASHINGTON—After tornadoes killed three people in Missouri and storms brought devastation to parts of the Midwest and areas from Texas through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois, Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida and Chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, expressed grief over the lives…
2019 Priest Ordination Livestream Recording
5/20/19UPDATE: Our livestream has concluded. You can still view the recorded livestream and liturgy guide below or visit our YouTube Channel to watch all our videos. ————————————————— The priesthood ordination begins at 10:30 a.m. Please view the worship guide to follow along with the liturgy. Rosary Brochure On Saturday, June 1, Bishop Barry Knestout…
Newly-ordained to Celebrate Masses of Thanksgiving on June 2
5/20/19Each of the five priests being ordained on Saturday, June 1, will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving in the Diocese of Richmond on Sunday, June 2. At least one Mass will be celebrated in each of the vicariates. The celebrants, Mass locations and times are: Tochi Iwuji, St. Thomas More, Lynchburg, 11 a.m. Chris Masla,…
Anthony Ferguson Ordained to the Diaconate
5/18/19Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. Jn. 12:26 On Saturday, May 18, Bishop Barry C. Knestout ordained Anthony Ferguson, 30, of Richmond to the Order of Diaconate. The ordination took place at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart where dozens of family, friends, priests, permanent…
Virginia Catholic Conference Statement on New Federal District Court Order
5/15/19May 15, 2019 In an unexpected May 14 Order, U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson reversed his own dangerous ruling of May 6 which had put Virginia’s women at even greater risk of harm from surgical abortion. However, this action only means that the question of whether or not physicians-only may perform first-trimester and second-trimester abortions will be…
Office of Christian Formation Hosts Workshop on Maturing Adult Faith Formation
5/15/19May 15, 2019 This morning, the Office of Christian Formation hosted “A New Vision for Maturing Adult Faith Formation,” a workshop presented by Dr. Richard P. Johnson, Ph.D., PCSG. The workshop focused on providing successful maturing adult faith formation that lifts parishioners up, helps them stay connected with God and highlights the positive aspects of…
Excellence in Education Awards Presented by Office of Catholic Schools
5/10/19The Diocese of Richmond’s Office of Catholic Schools honored 22 teachers at its second annual Excellence in Catholic Education Awards dinner, Thursday, May 9, at the Roslyn Center. The regional winners are: Deb Miller, St. Anne, Bristol; Kathleen Hill, Our Lady of Lourdes, Richmond; Annie Gallagher, Catholic High School, Virginia Beach. Deb Miller Kathleen Hill…
Bishop Knestout Statement on Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter
5/10/19May 10, 2019 I welcome Pope Francis’ recent apostolic letter “Vos estis lux mundi,” issued Motu proprio, regarding the crime of sexual abuse. It further expresses his firm commitment to protecting children, young adults and the vulnerable from being sexually abused by church personnel, and it reiterates his expectation that care for victims and their families…
President of U.S. Bishops’ Conference Issues Statement on Pope Francis’s Motu Proprio Ordering Worldwide Response to the Evil of Sexual Abuse
5/9/19May 9, 2019 WASHINGTON—Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued the following statement regarding the release of Pope Francis’s Motu Proprio. . . earlier today. The Motu Proprio, Vos estis lux mundi (“You are the light of the world”), is a worldwide order to the…
Virginia Bishops’ Statement on Federal District Court Decision
5/8/19May 8, 2019 On May 6, laws enacted by the people of Virginia were undermined, when a U.S. district court decision further advanced the extreme agenda of the abortion industry and placed Virginia’s women at ever greater risk of harm from surgical abortion. In Falls Church Medical Center v. Oliver, U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson’s…