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Pope Leo calls all Christians to celebrate 2033 anniversary of Christ's redemption together - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %
12+ hour, 45+ min ago (596+ words) ROME (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV has called on all Christians to work together toward the celebration of 2033, when the Catholic Church will mark an extraordinary Jubilee Year commemorating 2, 000 years since the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The pope…...
In Memoriam: Sister Miriam Theresa Lavelle - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (156+ words) In Memoriam: Sister Miriam Theresa Lavelle catholicvirginian. org Sister Miriam Theresa Lavelle of the Sisters of Mercy, who served in the Diocese of Richmond from 1979 to 1980, died June 10 in Merion, Pa. , at the age of 94 Sister Miriam Theresa was born…...
Thousands flock to national Eucharistic procession in Boston - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1042+ words) Jesus in the Eucharist visited the streets of one of America's most historic cities Saturday, drawing thousands of people on a sunny morning in Boston. The procession, which lasted two hours and 15 minutes, went by portions of the Freedom Trail,…...
Catholic Relief Services, U. S. government send aid to Venezuela after earthquakes - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %
6+ day, 31+ min ago (538+ words) The Trump administration is deploying U. S. emergency response teams to Venezuela in the wake of two high-magnitude earthquakes as local Catholic leaders mobilizes the Church's support network. "We're already deploying search and rescue teams from Fairfax County [in Virginia] and Los…...
Archbishop calls for prayer, solidarity after twin earthquakes devastate Venezuela - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %
1+ week, 46+ min ago (447+ words) (OSV News) " The archbishop of Caracas called for prayers and solidarity after back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela, killing over 150 people and injuring hundreds more. Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodr'guez announced that as of June 25, an estimated 164 people have died and nearly…...
French bishops launch prayer novena ahead of key 'assisted-dying' vote - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (931+ words) PARIS (OSV News) " The bishops of France are urging the faithful to take part in a prayer novena that began June 21, as lawmakers move closer to a pivotal vote on legislation that could permanently legalize "assisted dying" in the country....
SSPX doubles down on defiance of Vatican II in open letter - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %
1+ week, 29+ min ago (828+ words) (OSV News) " The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X issued an open letter to Pope Leo XIV and the College of Cardinals asserting its adherence to Catholic tradition while proceeding with plans to consecrate four new bishops without a papal…...
Pope Leo XIV appoints new bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %
1+ week, 29+ min ago (259+ words) Pope Leo XIV on June 24 appointed Puerto Rican priest Father Geraldo Ram'rez Torres as the new bishop of the Diocese of Ponce in the U. S. territory. The pontiff also accepted the resignation of Bishop Rub'n Antonio Gonz'lez Medina, C. M. F. , who has led…...
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage at Sacred Heart, Richmond | June 3, 2026 - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %
1+ week, 5+ day ago (13+ words) National Eucharistic Pilgrimage at Sacred Heart, Richmond | June 3, 2026 catholicvirginian. org...
Bishop Knestout consecrates Diocese of Richmond to the Sacred Heart for America's 250th anniversary - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %
1+ week, 5+ day ago (388+ words) During the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops" spring assembly, the bishops consecrated the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 11. One week before, Bishop Barry C. Knestout consecrated the Diocese of Richmond to the Sacred Heart at the…...