Fathers of Mercy sprinkle spiritual salt on KCHS Spirit Week By Pam Rhoades The traveling missionary Fathers of Mercy visited Knoxville Catholic High School during Spirit Week 2019 and delivered a spiritual message students may never forget. The priests were invited as part of a new initiative where the KCHS …
Chattanooga panel votes in favor of basilica
Planning Commission denies request for high-rise adjacent to historic church The East Tennessee Catholic A proposed high-rise development that would be built immediately behind the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul was denied by the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission on Jan. 12 amid strong opposition by the basilica community and others concerned about the project’s negative impact on the historic church. Among those taking a strong stance in support of the basilica was Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp, who voted against the development as a member of the Planning Commission. Commissioners voted 8-4 to recommend denial of rezoning for the 12-story apartment building on Patten Parkway from a six-story structure, with Mayor Wamp contending the basilica and its history are too important to Chattanooga to risk being adversely affected by the project. The church is on the National Historic Register. Mayor Wamp moved for the Planning Commission to deny... Read more →