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Bishop Feudjio announces the sad news of the passing of our beloved priest, Reverend Father Simon Peter Opira. Open to read details.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has released its 2025 Annual Report detailing the ongoing implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, highlighting nationwide compliance data, victim outreach efforts, and comprehensive safe environment training numbers.

In his historic first encyclical letter, Magnifica Humanitas ("Magnificent Humanity"), Pope Leo XIV addresses the global community on what it means to preserve the wonder, limits, and God-given dignity of the human person in an era dominated by artificial intelligence and rapid technological change.

Sr. Violetta M.C., of the Community in St Croix, USVI, has been appointed Regional Superior. Click to read more.

The African Catholic community in the United States will honor the Most Reverend Jerome Feudjio on the occasion of his 70th Birthday and 5th Episcopal Anniversary with a celebration in Washington, D.C., in April 2026. A separate diocesan celebration will take place later in September 2026 in the Diocese of St. Thomas. Read more.

A message from Bishop Jerome Feudjio inviting the community to prepare for Catholic Schools Week 2026, encouraging prayer, participation, and support for the mission of Catholic education in the Virgin Islands.

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. recognized National Catholic Schools Week, January 25–31, 2026, honoring the role of Catholic education in the Virgin Islands amid challenges of low enrollment and financial strain. Read more

Rev. Modestus Dike, who has been serving as a deacon at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral and as Vice Principal and teacher at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School, St. Thomas, will be ordained priest for the Diocese of St Thomas in the Virgin Islands on February 6, 2026. Read more for details.

The bishops issued a Special Message addressing their concern for the evolving situation impacting immigrants in the United States. It marked the first time in twelve years the USCCB invoked this particularly urgent way of speaking as a body of bishops.

Our community has witnessed developments that touch upon the profound questions of human identity and dignity. While we, Catholic faithful, are to respond with charity, it must also be with clarity. Our sexuality is not something we create or redefine, but a gift we receive and live out in fidelity to God’s design. Click to read more from Bishop Feudjio's Pastoral Note.

Taking up Pope Francis’ desire “that all Christians come to appreciate the close connection between Christ’s love and His summons to care for the poor,” Pope Leo XIV issues his first Apostolic Exhortation, “Dilexi te,” as a call to Christ’s disciples “to recognize him in the poor and the suffering.” Read more.

Leo’s First Papal Document, on Poverty, Is Expected to Be Released Oct. 9. The document was initially drafted during the final months of Pope Francis’ pontificate, but Pope Leo has revised the final text, according to Vatican sources.

The Diocese of Saint Thomas celebrated a Requiem Mass for Bishop Herbert A. Bevard on September 30, 2025, at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral. The liturgy honored his legacy of pastoral service and deep love for the Virgin Islands. Bishop Bevard passed away on September 20, 2025, and was laid to rest following a funeral Mass in Philadelphia. Click to read more.

A Requiem Mass will be celebrated for the Most Rev. Herbert Bevard, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of St Thomas in the Virgin Islands, on Tuesday September 30, 2025, in Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral, at 10:00 AM local time. Read more for details.

Most. Rev. Herbert A. Bevard, retired Bishop of St Thomas in the Virgin Islands, passed on to eternity on Saturday, September 20, 2025. He will be laid to rest on Friday, September 26, 2025 in Philadelphia.

Due to weather conditions, the Cassi Hill pilgrimage is postponed for one week.

Bishop Jerome Feudjio has appointed Rev. Modestus Dike as the Vice Principal of Sts Peter and Paul Catholic School. Read more for details.

Read the complete Keynote Address delivered by Most Rev. Jerome Feudjio at the 2025 NAACUS Conference in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday July 19, 2025. It is titled: "One Body, Many Cultures: Evangelizing as African Catholics in the USA"

In a letter dated June 24, 2025, the Chancellor of the Diocese informed that the Bishop had made some new pastoral assignments. Click to read details.

On June 13, 2025, Most Rev. Jerome Feudjio ordained Modestus U. Dike as a transitional Deacon in Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Charlotte Amelie. Click to read more.