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Winners for the Diocese of Knoxville Catholic Schools' Raffle were picked Jan. 12. The annual raffle raises money for the schools and for the diocesan tuition assistance program.

Hope Kitchen offers spiritual nourishment as it feeds and clothes the homeless in Knoxville and perhaps beyond

The pandemic has kept many people apart and homebound for much of the year. For seniors it can be an incredibly lonely time as family and friends can’t visit in order to keep them safe and healthy. But a group of high school students is making sure the senior citizens in their community know they are not forgotten.

The retirement of the last two Sisters of Mercy of the Americas in the Diocese of Knoxville ends a tradition of more than 120 years of the community’s service in East Tennessee.

Bishop Richard F. Stika will celebrate a Mass to mark the 35th anniversary of his priestly ordination at noon, Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has supported Bishop Richard F. Stika’s decision earlier this year, in light of the coronavirus pandemic, to suspend the distribution of Communion on tongue at public Masses in the Diocese of Knoxville.

Effective Nov. 28-29, Bishop Richard F. Stika reissued guidance of proper protocols to remain in place at Masses during the COVID-19 threat. Bishop Stika also reminds the faithful that their obligation to attend Mass is currently dispensed.

In his latest video message, Bishop Richard F. Stika discusses Advent

Sister Anunziata Grace has evolved from a contemplative with the Handmaids of the Precious Blood community in New Market to a hermitess with the Diocese of Knoxville. Sister Anunziata professed her perpetual vows and consecrated herself as a hermit in a Mass on Aug. 22, the memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The Diocese of Knoxville’s newest class of permanent deacons has taken a key step closer to ordination as they now can serve as lectors proclaiming the Word of God. Bishop Richard F. Stika celebrated the Rite of the Institution of Lectors for the 25 candidates for the permanent diaconate on Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The cause for the beatification and canonization of Servant of God Patrick Ryan took a historic turn Sept. 28 with the opening session of an inquiry into the East Tennessee priest’s life and the installation of a tribunal to examine evidence supporting his candidacy for sainthood.

When we vote, we are not voting for the candidate but for the party platform and all within it

Pope Francis Charitable Trust Fund extended during pandemic Bishop Richard F. Stika has announced extended distributions of the Pope Francis Charitable Trust Fund to assist parishes in the Diocese of Knoxville with charitable community outreach during the coronavirus pandemic. Under the Pope Francis Charitable Trust Fund, parishes are offered matching grants to support charitable programs through a single annual distribution.

Bishop Richard F. Stika has announced the following priest assignments with their effective dates: Father Colin Blatchford – Associate Director of Courage International, Trumbull, Conn. for a 5-year term (Sept. 8, 2020) Father Andrés Cano – Appointed Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry in the Five Rivers Deanery and sacramental minister to the Handmaids of the Precious Blood (Sept. 9, 2020) Father …

Bishop Richard F. Stika joins with all bishops of the United States in a stand of solidarity with the people of Lebanon following the devastating explosion in Beirut this week that killed more than one hundred people and injured thousands more. The tragedy is even more personal for Bishop Stika, who possesses bi-ritual faculties of the Maronite Church, an Eastern …

Father Colin Blatchford, a priest of the Diocese of Knoxville, has been appointed the new associate director of Courage International, an apostolate of the Catholic Church based in Trumbull, Conn. “I’m honored and humbled to have been asked to serve the Courage apostolate as the new associate director,” said Father Blatchford. Prior to receiving the appointment, Father Blatchford, 36, had …