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VCRJ’s statement in support of the Holy Father

Virginia Catholics for Racial Justice expresses our deepest gratitude to our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, for his courage and moral clarity on this unjust war, and we thank Bishop Barry C. Knesthout, shepherd of our diocese, for his statement in support of Pope Leo.

Pope Leo has dedicated his life as a servant leader of the Catholic Church and has been prepared for such a time as this. As the successor of Saint Peter, Bishop of Rome, and Vicar of Christ, Pope Leo speaks as the moral authority of the Catholic Church, interpreting and teaching Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition…

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Our Story

Birthed out of the small groups of JustFaith Ministries’ racial justice modules, Virginia Catholics for Racial Justice is a network of people across Virginia who have moved from conversation to action.

Our grassroots ministry engages in an inclusive, welcoming, and on-going process to form and transform us into anti-racist individuals, and to build an anti-racist church.

We are guided by our faith, our experiences, discernment, relationship building at all levels, identification of strengths, affirmation of gifts, and the movement of the Holy Spirit to lead us to transformative action.

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