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In service and sacrifice

DECEMBER 1, 2022
By Dan McWilliams

Veterans observances honor those who served, those still in harm’s way

A special guest appeared at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus for the annual Green Mass for members of the military and veterans on Nov. 13. Bishop Aleksander Jazlowiecki, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine, was the principal celebrant of the Mass. Cathedral rector Father  Read more...

Bishop celebrates annual Blue and White Masses

DECEMBER 5, 2022
By Dan McWilliams

Bishop Richard F. Stika celebrated Masses for first responders and for members of the health-care profession in recent weeks at the Read more...

Catholic Foundation events held across diocese

DECEMBER 5, 2022
By Jim Wogan

Each year, Bishop Richard F. Stika makes a point to bring together members of the Catholic Foundation of East Tennessee [CFET] to recognize and Read more...

Bishop Stika presides at funeral Mass for Deacon Ken Conklin

DECEMBER 4, 2022
By Bill Brewer and Gabrielle Nolan

Deacon Ken Conklin, whose story of courage and perseverance in the face of life-threatening illness inspired many within and outside the Read more...

Medal of Honor recipients visit Catholic schools

OCTOBER 7, 2022
By Dan McWilliams

Congressional Medal of Honor recipients were in Knoxville for a celebration Sept. 6-10, and two Catholic Read more...

Our Lady of Perpetual Help celebrates milestone

OCTOBER 7, 2022
By Jim Wogan

The list is long and illustrious, but Father Arthur Torres did a good job reciting from memory the names of Read more...

CCETN, SMLC partner to provide health care

OCTOBER 6, 2022
By Bill Brewer

Catholic Charities of East Tennessee and St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic are partnering on a unique Read more...