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2022 Bishop’s Appeal, which assists vital ministries, begins with faith in the continued generosity of parishioners

Dominican Sister Maria Kolbe leads after-school woodworking club at St. Mary School in Oak Ridge.

Pope Francis' aim in the Synod is to involve the whole Church at the diocesan, national, and continental levels through a process of “listening and discernment” on the important theme of synodality: “For a synodal Church: communion, participation, and mission.”

The Diocese of Knoxville and its Catholic Charities of East Tennessee are determined to rebuild after an arsonist burglarized Catholic Charities’ administrative offices in North Knoxville on Nov. 28 and set the building on fire, doing severe damage to the one-level structure.

St. Alphonsus Parish in Crossville took a major step toward its dream of a new church building on Dec. 3 as Bishop Richard F. Stika and parochial administrator Father Mark Schuster officiated at a groundbreaking ceremony.

Watch livestream of Christmas Midnight Mass at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville, Tenn. beginning at 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 24.

For some children living in East Tennessee, the only Christmas presents they’ll receive each year are the ones gifted to them by charities and churches. And for St. Albert the Great Parish in North Knoxville, this reality is something that fuels its Corporal Works of Mercy (CWOM) ministry to give year after year.

Father Joseph Brando, a beloved priest of the Dioceses of Nashville and Knoxville, and a military chaplain who served in combat zones around the world, has died after a lengthy illness.

The Catholic Schools Raffle supports the ten Diocese of Knoxville Catholic schools and the Tuition Assistance Fund.

Bishop Richard F. Stika got his first look inside the heavily damaged Catholic Charities of East Tennessee headquarters in Knoxville and spent time before that visiting with CCETN staff and volunteers who are still coping in the aftermath of a fire there Sunday night.

Catholic Charities of East Tennessee has temporarily relocated its administrative offices and at least one of its ministries following a Sunday fire that has now been ruled as arson.

Advent is a season of preparation and penance, the beginning of the Church's liturgical year, and the season leading up to the celebration of Christmas.

One man making a donation of household items has turned into a 20-year ministry with dozens of volunteers regularly delivering food to multiple ministries. The food delivery ministry at St. John Neumann Church in Farragut carries on the tradition of Ted Denning and brings food to the needy in East Tennessee.

When Jesus taught His followers about the Eucharist, explaining that they must “eat His body” and “drink His blood,” many responded, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” Sadly, “As a result of this, many [of] His disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied Him” (John 6:60, 66).

National Vocations Awareness Week is Nov. 7-13. Please pray for those discerning vocations as priests, deacons, and consecrated men and women.

Leaders of the Synod for a Synodal Church have announced members of the Diocesan Synod Team and group coordinators who will help fulfill the first phase of Pope Francis’ call to canvass the entire Catholic Church for the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of Bishops in Rome in 2023.

El Papa Francisco proclamó un camino sinodal de todo el Pueblo de Dios, que comenzó en octubre de 2021 en cada Iglesia local y culminará en octubre de 2023 en la Asamblea General del Sínodo de los Obispos.

When Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Chattanooga opened its doors in August, students found a new learning experience waiting for them. That’s because OLPH has added a special kind of classroom called a “SmartLab.”

The Diocese of Knoxville will be starting a new class of permanent deacons in 2022 and is now reaching out to Catholic men interested in joining the clergy.

Sister María Imelda Quechol and Sister Eloísa Torralba Aquino, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus “Ad Gentes” who serve in Chattanooga, have been selected as finalists for Catholic Extension’s Lumen Christi Award, given to people “who radiate and reveal the light of Christ present in the communities where they serve.”