Building the kingdom before our eyes
MARCH 18, 2026
Diocese is poised to set a record for new Catholics at Easter Vigil
A standing-room-only gathering at the diocese’s cathedral for the annual Rite of Election was evidence that the Church in East Tennessee is growing at a record rate, reflecting a trend that is being seen nationwide. The Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus was packed to the gills on Feb. 21 as Bishop Read more...
Funeral Mass held for Bishop Stika
MARCH 19, 2026
By Dan McWilliams
On an overcast afternoon nearly 17 years to the day he was ordained as the Diocese of Knoxville’s third shepherd, Bishop Richard F. Stika was laid to rest in the columbarium of the cathedral whose construction was a milestone of his 14-year episcopate. Bishop Mark Beckman presided at the Read more...
On the road again
MARCH 18, 2026
By Bill Brewer
For Catholic Charities of East Tennessee’s mobile ultrasound clinic, the second time is apparently a charm as the year-old van is being Read more...
Clerical father, son tackle Camino
MARCH 19, 2026
By Bill Brewer
The Camino de Santiago has many stories to share over its more than 1,000-year history. Now add to those a unique father-and-son, Read more...
The hunger for more
MARCH 19, 2026
By Maggie Parsons
World-renowned speaker on Theology of the Body Christopher West and his supporting musician, Mike Mangione, brought St. John Paul II’s Read more...
Bishop visits with students at St. Joseph School
FEBRUARY 19, 2026
Bishop Mark Beckman had planned to spend Catholic Schools Week traveling throughout the diocese, Read more...
A joyful celebration’ at Our Lady of Fatima
DECEMBER 16, 2025
Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Alcoa completed a Jubilee Year of celebration on Nov. 22 as it marked 75 Read more...
