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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.

Modestus Dike will be ordained a transitional deacon on June 13, 2025 in Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral. Join us for this joyous celebration. Read more for details.

Our Bishop announces the passing of Rev. Fr John K. Mark. May he rest in the Lord. Funeral arrangements will be announced later on. Read full communique.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the new Pope on May 8, 2025, following the passing of Pope Francis earlier in April. He has taken on the name Leo XIV. He is the second Pope from the America's after Francis, the first from North America, and first of the Augustinian order.

VI Source writes: "93 Pilgrims fly to Rome on Pope's Final Day; Local Memorial Services Set for Tuesday". Click to read more.

Following the departure of the Holy Father, Pope Francis, to eternity, the Bishop of St Thomas in the Virgin islands, Most Rev. Jerome Feudjio, has issued a statement. He asks the faithful to pray for the repose of his soul, and gives some practical directives. Read full statement.