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All are invited to the closing session of the Tribunal of Inquiry for Father Patrick Ryan and evening prayer at the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul on Sept. 28 at 5:30 p.m.

For those who want to assist with disaster relief for the victims of the wildfires in Maui, we ask that they donate to Catholic Charities Hawaii as they are closest to the grieving community and can best assist them with their immediate and more long term needs.

After morning Mass on June 18, the parishioners of St. Augustine in Signal Mountain honored pastor Father John Dowling with a reception as he marked the 40th anniversary of his priestly ordination.

Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre of the Archdiocese of Louisville began a four-day journey across the Diocese of Knoxville on Monday, by celebrating the first of four deanery Masses and updating the faithful on his work as the diocese’s apostolic administrator.

The Diocese of Knoxville’s Office of Christian Formation hosted its annual RCIA Summer Conference at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Lenoir City on June 24. The conference theme was “Leading them Home: Catechetical and Pastoral Insights for the Divorced and Seeking.”

In addition to its primary ministry of bringing students to Jesus Christ through learning and faith formation, Notre Dame High School sees its mission as fivefold––academics, athletics, arts, finance, and enrollment––as it works to strengthen its body, mind, and soul.

On the weekend of Aug. 12-13, the diocese will hold a special collection to support school tuition to help families provide their children a Catholic education.

Just two days after her first day on the job, Mary Ann Deschaine appeared on the “Inside the Diocese of Knoxville” podcast to discuss her transition to East Tennessee and her very early assessment of Catholic schools here.