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UPDATE: Clergy assignments for 2024
December 17, 2024, by The Catholic Virginian Staff

*Updated December 17, 2024 Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout, bishop of Richmond, has announced the…

In Memoriam: Sister Bernadette “Bernie” Kenny
December 16, 2024, by The Catholic Virginian Staff

Sister Bernadette Kenny, fondly known as “Sister Bernie,” passed away peacefully Dec. 7, hours before…

‘One big family’: St. Ann, South Chesterfield, celebrates centennial
December 16, 2024, by D. Hunter Reardon, The Catholic Virginian

One hundred years ago, a group of Czech Catholic families near Colonial Heights decided to…

Relics of ‘Angelic Doctor’ visit St. Thomas Aquinas, Charlottesville
December 10, 2024, by Joe Staniunas, Special to The Catholic Virginian

Parishioners at St. Thomas Aquinas, Charlottesville, had a rare chance to see a first class…

Ceremony at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart honors Notre-Dame reopening
December 9, 2024, by D. Hunter Reardon, The Catholic Virginian

On Saturday, Dec. 7, the eyes of the world were upon Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris,…

NATIONAL
Bishop J. Gregory Kelly named to Texas diocese after Bishop Strickland’s removal
December 20, 2024, by Gina Christian, OSV News

(OSV News) — Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop J. Gregory Kelly of Dallas as…

Supreme Court takes up South Carolina Planned Parenthood defunding case
December 20, 2024, by Kate Scanlon, OSV News

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Dec. 18 it will hear a…

Senate passes NDAA, which includes transgender policy changes
December 19, 2024, by Kate Scanlon, OSV News

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Senate on Dec. 18 passed a massive annual defense policy…

Filipino Simbang Gabi Masses increasingly rooted in the US
December 18, 2024, by Simone Orendain, OSV News

CHICAGO (OSV News) — In the nine days before Christmas, the predominantly Catholic Philippines begins…

SECOND UPDATE: 3 dead, including teen suspect, in mass shooting at Wisconsin Christian school
December 16, 2024, by Kate Scanlon, OSV News

(OSV News) — Police in Madison, Wisconsin, said they are investigating a mass shooting at…

GLOBAL
Pope will receive outgoing US President Biden at Vatican Jan. 10
December 21, 2024, by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will meet with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden at…

Ten Commandments tablet, attributed to ancient Samaritans, goes up for auction
December 20, 2024, by OSV News

(OSV News) — An inscribed tablet of the Ten Commandments – claimed to be the…

Pope declares 16 new saints killed during French Revolution
December 19, 2024, by Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has declared as saints 16 Carmelite martyrs executed by…

Jesus’ crown of thorns returns to Notre-Dame Cathedral
December 17, 2024, by Caroline de Sury, OSV News

PARIS (OSV News) — Firefighters and police officers formed a human chain to rescue the…

Euthanasia in Canada jumped nearly 16% last year with more than 15,000 deaths
December 15, 2024, by Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency

Euthanasia continues to be a major driver of deaths in Canada, with the latest government…


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