Fr. Rodrigo Mingollo, Pastor of St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Onley, with Seminarian, Luis Flores, and choir celebrating an evening Mass at an Eastern Shore migrant camp. More
Bob DellaValle-Rauth and Najuge Joseph embrace at the 2010 SW Regional Haiti Gathering. Both are among the founders of the Diocese's partnership with the people of Haiti.
The Haiti Twinning Committee at Church of the Good Shepherd in Smithfield prepares food supplies to be shipped to Haiti.
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to the Office of Justice and Peace.
Inspired and nourished by the Gospel and the Church’s teaching, we empower parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Richmond to discern and respond to the needs of their communities and promote the dignity of all human persons through direct service, legislative advocacy, community organizing, and global solidarity
Our Priorities
Our ministries of direct service and action for justice include the following priorities.
News & Events
St. Paul’s Church in Richmond to Host Just Matters Prison Reform Module!
Beginning on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Richmond will host a six week series on the Church’s teaching on Prison Reform, Offender Rehabilitation, and Restorative Justice. Using the tools of reading, dialogue, active listening, videos, short research projects, and the possibility of guest speakers or an immersion experience, participants will engage the issue of prison reform from many angles, learn what people of faith say about punishment and justice, identify common myths and misconceptions about prisons and the corrections system and why these are so well accepted.
St. Paul’s will host the module weekly on Tuesdays for 6 weeks beginning on March 8 and ending on April 12. Cost: $25, scholarships are available.
For more information or to register, contact Charles Williams or Bonnie Dowdy.
Catholic teaching
Want to know more about the Social Teaching of the Church? There's so much to learn!
Haitian ministries
Since the mid 1980s the Diocese of Richmond has embarked on a global solidarity partnership with Haiti. Visit our Haiti Outreach site.
