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Advent is a season of preparation and penance that reminds us of Christ's birth as well as His second coming at the end of time. There are many resources to help you prepare your hearts and minds as a community, as a family, and as an individual.

Bishop Stika shares a message for Thanksgiving.

#iGiveCatholic is an annual day of giving to support your favorite Catholic parish, school, or ministry right here in East Tennessee. Early giving is open Nov. 14-28.

The Cursillo movement in the Diocese of Knoxville has reached a longevity milestone that many organizations never attain as it celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

Catholics from different nationalities whose common denominator is East Tennessee congregated for a multicultural rosary on Sept. 23 at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus to commemorate National Migration Week and World Day of Migrants and Refugees.

Catholic schools rely greatly on the generosity of their community for supplemental tuition support so that every child who wishes to receive a Catholic education receive one. 

Sister Albertine Paulus, RSM, who passed away on Oct. 23 in Nashville. She was 93. Her funeral Mass was celebrated at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on Oct. 31.

The visitation and funeral Mass for Sister Albertine Paulus, RSM, will be held at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on Monday, Oct. 31.

Diocese of Knoxville Catholic Schools Raffle tickets are now on sale. Each $10 ticket enters you into the raffle to win 16 cash prizes. Proceeds support the regional Catholic Schools Tuition Funds to help qualifying families with tuition assistance.

In July, about a dozen catechists and teachers attended training at St. Mary School in Oak Ridge for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. The training for level two of the catechesis program prepared the catechists to present content and materials geared for grades 1-3.

Catholic Charities of East Tennessee and St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic are partnering on a unique ministry that provides a shot in the arm to health care in Scott County, which has joined the ranks of rural areas where the dedicated practice of medicine is at risk.

On the weekend of Oct. 15-16, a special collection will take place at all Masses to help support the Diocese of Knoxville’s deacon formation program. Deacons bring the Gospel and the gift of themselves to soup kitchens, food banks, prisons, hospitals – serving in their parish and in the community.

It didn’t take Deacon Jim Bello long to blend into his new role with the Diocese of Knoxville. A congenial personality and a genuine Christian spirit have helped him navigate the responsibilities that came his way literally minutes after his ordination on June 11.

Cardinal Justin Rigali has issued a statement regarding the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Church of Divine Mercy in Knoxville and Helenwood in Scott County are the newest sites for the diocesan health-care ministry, which serves the uninsured in East Tennessee.

All 10 diocesan schools are starting the academic year with a new five-year accreditation by a leading international accreditation agency, student enrollment is expected to be up again, strong administrations and faculties are in place, academic achievement scores also are strong, and COVID may finally be under control.

Through a special collection that could be classified as historic for the Diocese of Knoxville, Bishop Richard F. Stika and Father David Boettner, rector of the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have separately wired more than $343,000 to agencies assisting victims of the devastating war in Ukraine.

Priest, confessor, shepherd, friend, teacher, avid reader, writer, theologian, carpenter, cook—the Diocese of Knoxville lost a multifaceted man with the death of one of its founding fathers in Monsignor Bob Hofstetter.

Bishop Richard F. Stika has announced that three priests serving as parish parochial administrators are now elevated to pastors of their respective parishes.