Funeral Mass for Diocese of Knoxville pastor and military chaplain; Fr. Joe Brando celebrated by Bishop Stika at the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul By Dan McWilliams One would be hard-pressed to find an area of Church life that Father Joe Brando did not touch. The priest of 49 …
A priestly vocation takes a worldwide journey
Russia native Father Valentin Iurochkin learns diocesan life in East Tennessee By Gabrielle Nolan The word “catholic” means “universal,” and one priest who exemplifies this universal faith is Father Valentin Iurochkin, IVE, the current parochial vicar at the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Chattanooga. Father Iurochkin, 29, is …
Funeral Mass for Deacon Tom McConnell held at basilica
Retired Army colonel, Junior ROTC leader served at Sts. Peter and Paul in many ways By The East Tennessee Catholic A funeral Mass for Deacon Tom McConnell, who served at the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, was held Oct. 9 at the basilica, with basilica rector Father David Carter …
Father Ryan returns to Sts. Peter and Paul
Remains of historic Chattanooga priest moved to specially built tomb inside the basilica By Dan McWilliams As Bishop Richard F. Stika presided at the memorial Mass and re-entombment of Servant of God Father Patrick Ryan on July 31 at the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, a miracle attributable to …
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Servant of God’s remains successfully exhumed
By Dan McWilliams At 10:50 on the morning of July 27, Father David Carter’s voice rang out at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Chattanooga: “We are about to lift the coffin from the grave.” And with that, the sainthood cause of Servant of God Father Patrick Ryan took a crucial step, …
Inquiry begins into Fr. Ryan sainthood cause
Basilica at center of historic moment as Bishop Stika presides in opening session By Bill Brewer The cause for the beatification and canonization of Servant of God Patrick Ryan took a historic turn Sept. 28 with the opening session of an inquiry into the East Tennessee priest’s life and the …
Basilica rosary prayed in response to St. Stephen vandalism
Parishioners from the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul and St. Stephen Church gathered on Sunday, July 19, in front of the basilica’s Marian Grotto to pray the rosary in reparation for sins against holy things. The rosary was in response to recent vandalism and arson of churches and statues …
Basilica joins list of churches adding weekly Latin Masses
Bishop supports regular extraordinary form celebrations for Chattanooga, warns against illicit Masses outside of Church Bishop Richard F. Stika, working with Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul rector Father David Carter, has authorized the addition of a traditional Latin Mass to the Basilica’s regular Sunday Mass schedule on a weekly …
Basilica moves Hispanic ministries to newer location
Exit from outdated All Saints Academy building places outreach efforts closer to Latino community By Dan McWilliams The Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Chattanooga is cutting ties after more than nine decades with All Saints Academy, its nearby building that has fallen into disrepair after serving the parish …
Basilica restoration is completed
Sts. Peter and Paul lifts the curtain on six-month construction project that ushers in the 1890s By Bill Brewer Four years of praying, planning, working, and paying for much-needed improvements to the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul yielded dramatic results Dec. 23 when Bishop Richard F. Stika and Father …
Chattanooga judge clears way for exhumation of Fr. Ryan remains
Chancellor rules Diocese of Knoxville has authority to relocate priest’s body as part of sainthood cause By Bill Brewer A Hamilton County Chancery Court has given the Diocese of Knoxville permission to exhume the remains of Father Patrick J. Ryan from Chattanooga’s Mount Olivet Cemetery, which allows the priest’s cause …
Diocese of Knoxville seeks state permission to exhume Father Ryan remains
Lawsuit would clarify state law on disinterment for the cause of sainthood By Daniel Jackson / Courthouse News Service Faced with no clear statutory procedure in Tennessee to exhume the body of a priest it hopes to canonize, the Catholic Church has asked a court in Chattanooga to cut through …
