Catholic Diocese of Richmond Releases Names of Clergy with a Credible and Substantiated Allegation of Sexual Abuse of a Minor
2/13/19List Published on Diocesan Website; Richmonddiocese.org (Richmond, Va.) – Having completed an independent review of clergy personnel files, the Diocese of Richmond published, today (February 13, 2019), a list of 42 priests that have a credible and substantiated allegation of sexual abuse against a minor. The list was published to the diocese’s website at Noon….
U.S. Bishops’ Chairman on Pro-Life Activities Calls All People of Good Will to Stand Up and Protect Unborn and Born Infants
2/1/19February 1, 2019 WASHINGTON—Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, KS and Chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities has issued the following statement in response to the introduction of a bill in the Virginia legislature that would allow a baby to be aborted at nine months. Although the bill was defeated there,…
Statement from Bishop Knestout Regarding Recent and Extreme Abortion Legislation in Virginia
1/31/19For Immediate Release: January 31, 2019 Horrific. Outrageous. Vicious. Those words were in my heart as I heard about the proposed legislation that would enable expanding the brutal practice of abortion. There is no place in a civil society for this sort of thought and action. Equally disheartening and reprehensible are the comments made by…
Bishop Barry C. Knestout Speaks on Evangelization at Diocesan Summit
1/30/19January 30, 2019 Bishop Barry C. Knestout told more than 60 participants in a diocesan evangelization summit that “Encounter the Joy of the Gospel and Set the World Ablaze” will serve as an important part of spiritual preparation for the Diocese of Richmond’s bicentennial in 2020. He said that in reflecting about what could be…
President of U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Conference with Chairman of Bishops’ International Justice Committee Condemn Philippine Cathedral Bombings as “Act of Terrorism”
1/28/19January 28, 2019 WASHINGTON—Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Timothy P. Broglio, Archbishop for the Military Services USA and Chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, have issued the following statement in response to the January 27 bombings in and around…
Pro-Life Committee Chairman’s Roe v. Wade Anniversary Statement Encourages Faithful to be “Witnesses of Merciful Love”
1/18/19January 18, 2019 WASHINGTON—Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City called on the faithful “to pray for an end to the human rights abuse of abortion, and for a culture of life, where through God’s grace all will come to know they are made in His Divine Image.” His statement on January 18 marks the…
President Trump Announces Commitment to Uphold Pro-Life Laws
1/18/19January 18, 2019 WASHINGTON—Today, President Trump reiterated his enduring support for pro-life laws or policies. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, chairman of the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities responded with the following statement: “As Chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, I commend President Trump for announcing at today’s March for Life…
‘So small a thing’ can be a big deal, Bishop Knestout says at march vigil’s end
1/18/19January 18, 2019 Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Bishop Barry C. Knestout quoted from Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkien to make a pro-life point during his homily at the Friday, Jan. 18 Mass that closed the Vigil for Life. “In J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ there is a passage where Boromir, a…
Catholic Diocese of Richmond Announces Office of Ethnic Ministries
1/18/19January 18, 2019 Bishop Barry C. Knestout is pleased to announce the creation of the Diocesan Office of Ethnic Ministries, effective January 15, 2019. The formulation of this office combines the ministries of: Hispanic, Asian, and Native American offices in coordination with the Office for Black Catholics, in order to merge and strengthen administrative resources,…
National Catholic Schools Week Begins January 27-February 2; With the Theme, “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.”
1/16/19January 16, 2019 WASHINGTON—National Catholic Schools Week 2019 (CSW) will be observed in dioceses around the country January 27–February 2. This year’s theme, “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.,” focuses on the important spiritual, academic and societal contributions provided by a Catholic education firmly rooted in the Truth of the Gospel. As Bishop Michael C….