‘What would Jesus do?’
OCTOBER 15, 2026
By Dan McWilliams
Diocese hosts regional immigration forum to address the continuing plight in U.S.
Bishop Mark Beckman and fellow bishops from Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and West Virginia, in a press conference during the “Deepening Our Moral Witness” immigration event on Sept. 30, called for meaningful immigration reform, changes in immigration enforcement, and respect for the God-given dignity Read more...
Permanent-deacon candidates now acolytes
12 men in diocese’s 2027 class take major step before ordination next June
OCTOBER 16, 2026
By Dan McWilliams
The Diocese of Knoxville had its own version of the Sending of the Twelve on Oct. 1 as a dozen candidates for the permanent diaconate became acolytes, the last major step before their ordination next Read more...
Return of Ministries Day a success
SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
By Bee Goodman
Before the Sept. 18 launch day arrived on the diocesan calendar, the people who will actually carry Bishop Mark Beckman’s pastoral plan “Bearing Read more...
Evangelizing Sisters mark Jubilee
SEPTEMBER 23, 2026
By Bill Brewer
The solemnity of the Assumption of Mary on Aug. 15 was an especially joyous day for the Missionary Congregation of the Evangelizing Sisters Read more...
Diocese pays tribute to Dolly Parton
SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
By The East Tennessee Catholic
Dolly Parton, the iconic entertainer and global phenomenon whose music career spanned seven decades and attracted generations Read more...
NDHS launches capital campaign
SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, as part of its 150th-anniversary celebration, Read more...
St. Andrew Dung-Lac Church dedicated
SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
One of the fastest-growing communities in the Diocese of Knoxville now has a church to call its own. Read more...
