April 22, 2024 Bishop Barry C. Knestout and the Office of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Richmond will recognize educators on Thursday, April 25, at the seventh annual Excellence in Catholic Education Awards ceremony, held in Richmond. Administrators and colleagues at each diocesan Catholic school selected and nominated an educator based on their strong…

There is imagery in the scriptures that associates stones and bread. Jesus in the desert is tempted to transform the stones, that look something like baked bread on the desert floor, into food to sustain him during his 40 day fast in the desert. I heard it once said that the human body can only…

April 15, 2024 WASHINGTON – A newly-released study from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University, surveyed men who will be ordained to the priesthood in 2024. The data shows that families continue to be the seedbed of religious vocations: of the 392 respondents, 95% were raised by their biological…

April 11, 2024 Bishop Knestout Reaffirms Pope Francis’ Words During Child Abuse Prevention Month National Child Abuse Prevention Month is observed in April (RICHMOND, Va.) – In addressing the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors at the Plenary Assembly March 2024 in Rome, Pope Francis recognized the commission’s important work and its continued focus…

April 5, 2024 Statement by Bishop Burbidge and Bishop Knestout on Governor Youngkin’s Vetoes of Abortion Shield Legislation We welcome and are very grateful for Governor Youngkin’s vetoes of SB 15, SB 716, HB 519, and HB 1539. These bills would have given abortion providers who violate other states’ pro-life laws an unprecedented safe harbor…

March 28, 2024 The Catholic Diocese of Richmond will welcome more than 500 people into the Church this Saturday, March 30, 2024, at Easter Vigil Masses in parishes throughout the diocese. In February, Bishop Barry C. Knestout welcomed approximately 540 people, now called the Elect, at the Rite of Election liturgies celebrated throughout the Diocese…

For Immediate Release: March 20, 2024 RICHMOND, Va. – Following a nationwide search, Bishop Barry C. Knestout announces the appointment of Dr. Michael Riley as superintendent of schools for the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, effective July 1, 2024. He replaces the current Interim Superintendent, Dr. Jennifer Bigelow, who will conclude her time as interim superintendent…

March 15, 2024 WASHINGTON – Expressing his steadfast solidarity with the people of Haiti suffering amid an intensification of violence and social disorder, Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon called for immediate and long-term solutions. As the chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace for the…

Nationwide Invitation to Prayer for the End of Abortion and for the Protection of Women and Pre-Born Children March 15, 2024 WASHINGTON – On March 26, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in a case that has the potential to make a major impact in the widespread accessibility of chemical…

For Immediate Release: March 14, 2024 Deceased Priest Added to Catholic Diocese of Richmond’s Clergy List (RICHMOND, Va.) – On Mar. 14, 2024, the Catholic Diocese of Richmond added a deceased priest, Father Paul Jenkins, to the diocesan list of clergy against whom a credible and substantiated claim of sexual abuse involving a minor has…