The Diocese of Knoxville has become aware of ministerial activity associated with and supportive of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X (SSPX) being organized within the territory of the Diocese by Rev. David Mary Engo and other members of the laity. Effective immediately, the bishop of Knoxville has withdrawn …
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Bishops issue statement on Christa Pike
Bishops of the Lutheran, Episcopal, and Catholic dioceses of Tennessee issued a joint letter to Gov. Bill Lee on Oct. 1 on the Christa Pike execution attempt and the Church’s opposition to the death penalty. The letter read: “Dear Governor Lee. Grace and peace to you. We write as bishops …
‘Ignorance of Scriptures is ignorance of Christ’
Conference is opportunity for bishops to catechize on immigration By Bill Brewer What would Jesus do? Bishop Mark Beckman of the Diocese of Knoxville posed that question during Mass as part of a regional immigration conference titled “Deepening Our Moral Witness” in Knoxville on Sept. 30 attended by bishops, priests, …
‘What would Jesus do?’
Diocese of Knoxville hosts regional immigration forum, press conference to address the continuing plight in U.S. By Dan McWilliams 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 …