diocese of Richmond

Report: new appointee made derogatory tweets on Catholics
- Aug 26, 2019
A newspaper reports that one of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s new appointees to a state council on women’s issues has a history of making derogatory attacks against Catholics on Twitter.

By Associated Press
Richmond bishop issues new policy on naming church buildings, ministries
- Jun 29, 2019
Richmond Bishop Barry C. Knestout announced a new policy, effective June 27, directing that all diocesan institutions, schools and parish buildings will no longer be named after a bishop, pastor, founder or another individual.

By Catholic News Service
Court’s abortion ruling ‘goes beyond Roe v. Wade,’ say Virginia bishops
- May 9, 2019
The bishops who lead Virginia’s two dioceses blasted a federal judge’s decision allowing non-doctors to perform first-trimester abortions in the state, saying the ruling “goes beyond Roe v. Wade,” the 1972 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion virtually on demand.

By Catholic News Service

Virginia’s two dioceses release lists of clergy credibly accused of abuse
- Feb 16, 2019
Virginia’s two Catholic bishops, Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and Richmond Bishop Barry C. Knestout, released lists Feb. 13 of the clergy credibly accused of child sex abuse in their respective dioceses.

By Catholic News Service
Richmond prelate vows to release abusers’ names for accountability
- Sep 18, 2018
In his pastoral letter, “From Tragedy to Hope,” Bishop Barry C. Knestout said he would make public the names of clergy “credibly accused” of abuse because victims “need to see that someone is being held to account for the damage they have done in order for the victims to move forward.”

By Brian T. Olszewski
Bishop Barry Knestout tapped to lead the diocese of Richmond
- Dec 5, 2017
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Barry Knestout to lead the diocese of Richmond, Virginia. Knestout is currently an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Washington.

By Christopher White