Chattanooga parish joins growing list of U.S. church properties damaged by hate acts By The East Tennessee Catholic/Catholic News Service As increasing incidents of vandalism against Church properties are reported across the country, St. Stephen Parish in Chattanooga has sadly found it was not immune. A 5-foot-tall outdoor statue …
Bishop Edward U. Kmiec, former shepherd of Buffalo, Nashville dies
By Catholic News Service Retired Bishop Edward U. Kmiec of Buffalo, the diocese’s 13th bishop, died peacefully July 11 following a brief illness. He was 84. Bishop Kmiec had been in declining health during the past several months, the diocese said in a July 12 statement. “We commend to our …
PPP loans have had direct benefits for Church communities
Recipients say federal program has been instrumental in keeping open programs that aid those in need By Tom Tracy/Catholic News Service Catholic entities that took part in the Paycheck Protection Program said the federal emergency bridge loans translated into rapid assistance for their communities in the early months of …
National service to report sexual misconduct involving U.S. bishops launched
Catholic News Service, Tennessee Register reports A reporting system accepting sexual misconduct allegations against U.S. bishops and eparchs is in place. Called the Catholic Bishops Abuse Reporting Service, or CBAR, the system became operational March 16. The mechanism incorporates a website and a toll-free telephone number through which individuals can …
Sister Bernie is making a difference in Appalachia
By Karen Adams/CNS When Sister Bernadette “Bernie” Kenny, a religious in the Medical Missionaries of Mary, brought her nursing skills to Appalachian Virginia in 1978, she was startled by the long and steep distances between towns. But the Boston native soon found that driving those routes to provide health care …
Super Bowl prompts extraOrdinary wager between rival bishops
In addition to the best of professional football, a worldwide audience, and high-stakes competition, Super Bowl LIV was serving up surf or turf. At least in either the Diocese of Kansas City–St. Joseph or the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Both were betting confidently on their home teams. So when the …
Archbishop Kurtz requests prayers for cancer treatment
Catholic News Service Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville said he has been diagnosed with bladder and prostate cancer and will undergo an extended treatment plan. The archbishop made the announcement July 10 in an online post published by The Record, the archdiocesan newspaper. Archbishop Kurtz, 72, said he had …
Knights of Columbus get new look after 79 years
Traditional regalia phased out July 1 in favor of blazer, tie, slacks, and beret; swords can stay By Mickey Conlon/Catholic News Service A long-standing tradition ends this summer as the Knights of Columbus discard the ceremonial capes and plumed chapeaus of its fourth-degree members. July 1 marked the end of …
Praying for world peace
Pope, archbishop join Church leaders in recalling D-Day sacrifices of thousands By Elizabeth Bachmann/ Catholic News Service CNS reporters Carol Glatz and Jonathan Luxmore contributed to this report. In remembering the estimated 4,400 Allied troops who died storming the beaches of Normandy, France, 75 years ago on D-Day, Archbishop Timothy …
Brother priests who became military chaplains reunited in burial ceremony
Fathers Robert and Frank Brett now laid to rest together in Arlington National Cemetery By Dennis Sadowski/Catholic News Service Amid the pomp and ceremony that marks a military burial, Father Francis Brett was reunited after more than 50 years with his younger priest brother at Arlington National Cemetery. The former …
Louisville priest is new bishop of Nashville
Bishop-designate J. Mark Spalding is the 12th shepherd in the history of Middle Tennessee’s diocese By Catholic News Service Pope Francis has named Father J. Mark Spalding, a priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville, Ky., as the new bishop of Nashville, succeeding Bishop David R. Choby, who died June 3. …
After papal mandate, missionaries of mercy are sent out
Monsignor Humbrecht, Father Reed among those chosen by Pope Francis to preach, teach about God’s mercy By Catholic News Service More than 1,000 “missionaries of mercy” from all over the world have received a special mandate from Pope Francis to preach and teach about God’s mercy. About 700 of the …
