‘World’s most extraordinary medical humanitarian’ worked with Sacred Heart on medical ministry for Haiti By Karen Weintraub USA Today Dr. Paul Farmer, a giant in the field of global health, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and co-founder of the nonprofit Partners in Health, died Feb. 21 in Butaro, Rwanda, …
Partners in health
Dr. Dean Mire, Sacred Heart Parish teamed with Dr. Farmer to build Haiti health-care ministry By Bill Brewer Dr. Dean Mire, a Knoxville family practice physician who has helped lead the Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish’s medical ministry in Haiti, remembers his first encounter with Dr. Paul Farmer. Dr. Mire …
Diocese of Knoxville parishes contribute more than $65,000 to Haiti in earthquake relief
By Jim Wogan Parishes in the Diocese of Knoxville collected $65,071.30 to benefit victims of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people, including a Catholic priest, injured at least 12,000, and left thousands more homeless when it struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti on Aug. 14. “This …
Cardinal injured, priest dead in Haiti earthquake
More than 2,000 killed in disaster as Catholic Church responds with emergency aid By ACI Prensa and Catholic News Service Cardinal Chibly Langlois, bishop of Les Cayes in Haiti and president of Haiti’s Bishops’ Conference, was injured while a Catholic priest died early in the morning of Aug. 14 after …
National crisis doesn’t deter Diocese of Knoxville parishioners from helping Haiti
Water is flowing again in Bouly with help from a village…and a few donkeys By Hiske Jones Grit, determination, human and animal power, along with financial help from the Haiti Outreach Program have paid off, and the Haiti village of Bouly now has a working cistern again, providing life-saving water …
Sacred Heart among Diocese of Knoxville congregations continuing aid to strife-stricken country
By Bill Brewer Despite the nearly paralyzing political and social turmoil taking place in Haiti, important work is continuing to take place through the hands of faith-based groups and their members within the Caribbean country and via U.S. churches like the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The …
Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish kicks off sponsorship campaign for Haiti students
By Hiske Jones School looked diff erent for many children this year. Amid a pandemic that forced school closures around the world and parents and educators adapting to make sure students continued to learn, one thing remained clear: a quality education is essential to a child’s wellbeing and success in …
Sacred Heart Parish’s Haiti ministry marks 20th year of service
Haitian Cardinal Chibly Langlois visits cathedral campus, appeals to supporters to continue their mission By Bill Brewer When you can’t get to Haiti, Haiti will get to you. And so it was at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Oct. 17-18 when Cardinal Chibly Langlois, bishop of …
An invitation to make a difference
Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish looking for partners on an outreach mission to deliver aid in Haiti By Bill Brewer Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish’s Haiti Outreach ministry is looking for a few good partners. The parish’s Haiti ministry has been effective and growing to the point where it would like to …
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St. Mary, St. Augustine share Haiti mission trip experience
On June 10, St. Mary Parish in Johnson City sent 33 youth, parents, parishioners, and their pastor, Father Peter Iorio, on the church’s first mission trip to Haiti. Of the travelers, only Father Iorio, St. Mary pastor, had ever been to Petite Riviere de Nippes, a small fishing village in …
St. Jude students perform special projects to benefit Haiti parishes
As part of the St. Jude Parish Christmas service project and in conjunction with the Parish Twinning Program of America, students at St. Jude School in Chattanooga raised money for sister parishes in Gros-Morne, Haiti. Kindergarten parents sponsored their children in a special homework project to do extra chores at …
