Happy 30th to The East Tennessee Catholic

ETC staffers have traveled around the diocese and around the world to bring readers the news By Dan McWilliams The East Tennessee Catholic turns 30 years old Sept. 8, and I can’t believe I’ve been around for 22 of those years. In that time my editors and I have published …

Catholic Press Association recognizes East Tennessee Catholic

The East Tennessee Catholic was recently recognized with top place finishes by the Catholic Press Association in two categories: best redesign of a newspaper and magazine feature writing. In the Feature Writing category, Editor Bill Brewer’s story about the Gatlinburg wildfires won first place. The story, with compelling photography by …

Dan Barile, former assistant editor of The East Tennessee Catholic dies

Dan Barile, former assistant editor of The East Tennessee Catholic, died suddenly Dec. 21. He was 64. Mr. Barile served as assistant editor of the Diocese of Knoxville newspaper from 1992 to 1995, serving under the paper’s first editor, Ed Miller. When he passed away, Mr. Barile had served as …

The East Tennessee Catholic marks silver anniversary with new look

The East Tennessee Catholic newspaper, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2016, marks the beginning of its second 25 years with a new look. The Diocese of Knoxville’s bi-monthly publication, which highlights the happenings of Catholic parishes, schools, organizations, and homes throughout East Tennessee, is returning to a traditional broadsheet …

The East Tennessee Catholic wins national award for WMOF coverage

Newspaper cited by Catholic Press Association judges By The East Tennessee Catholic The East Tennessee Catholic, which has been providing news and information about the Diocese of Knoxville since 1991, was recognized by the Catholic Press Association for its coverage of the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis’ first …

Diocese, ET Catholic unveil website changes

Diocese of Knoxville parishioners and others who turn to the diocese’s website for information about the Catholic Church in East Tennessee will notice a fresh look and a new website. The East Tennessee Catholic newspaper now has a site—www.ETCatholic.org—dedicated to the latest local, national and international news about the Church …