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Diocese responds to flood disaster


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OCTOBER 22, 2024
By Dan McWilliams

Diocesan pastoral teams reach out to residents in need

Bishop Mark Beckman was able to see firsthand the ministry to victims of flooding caused by Hurricane Helene in visits to Erwin and Hampton on Oct. 2. The bishop met with Glenmary Father Tom Charters, associate pastor of St. Michael the Archangel in Erwin, where three parishioners died. Father Charters has been Read more...

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Relief arrives in many forms as East TN faithful support brothers and sisters

OCTOBER 22, 2024
By Bill Brewer

The people of upper East Tennessee near the North Carolina border are working to piece their lives back together amid the devastation wrought by Read more...

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Sorrow and survival: Impact Plastics worker describes harrowing rescue

OCTOBER 23, 2024
By Bill Brewer

"Don’t let go!" And with that urgent plea, Efraín Gómez Sr. convinced his co-worker to keep clinging to plastic pipes floating in the rapidly rising Read more...

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CCETN gives update on emergency-relief efforts

OCTOBER 1, 2024
By The East Tennessee Catholic

Catholic Charities of East Tennessee (CCETN) continues to lead emergency-response efforts to assist individuals and communities impacted Read more...