As Virginia prepares for a historic inauguration weekend, a Hampton Roads priest will help set the tone for the ceremony marking a new chapter in state leadership.
Father Jim Curran, rector of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, has been chosen to deliver the invocation ahead of the inauguration of Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger — the first woman elected governor in Virginia history.
Spanberger will be sworn in Saturday, Jan. 17, at noon in Richmond. The inauguration is part of a full weekend of events running from Jan. 16 through Jan. 18 under the theme “United for Virginia’s Future.”…