Catholic Charities of East Tennessee debuted a mobile ultrasound van on Jan. 23 at its Pregnancy Help Center in Helenwood, allowing mothers to see images of their unborn babies—a service that most often leads them to choose life.
Your support of the Diocese of Knoxville Bishop's Appeal for Ministries helps train priests, deacons, and parish leaders; reveals Christ to others through religious education and the sacraments; and changes countless lives through the work of Catholic Charities of East Tennessee.
On Jan. 4, the vigil of the feast of the Epiphany, the Diocese of Knoxville opened its participation of the Jubilee Year with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Mark Beckman at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The Catholic bishops of Kentucky and Tennessee, together as the Metropolitan Province of Louisville, have released a joint statement expressing solidarity with migrants and restating the Church's longstanding call for comprehensive immigration reform supporting the country's duty to control borders and immigration policies in a humane manner.
Perhaps the call of Pope Francis to “cling to the cross of Christ,” which is our only true anchor in the storms of life, is part of the answer. We are called to be “Pilgrims of Hope” in the darkest moments.