The Jubilee Year 2025 (the 2,025th anniversary of the Incarnation of our Lord) is an "event of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church."
Bishop Mark Beckman has announced Father Miguel Velez has been reinstated to full active ministry at St. Patrick Church in Morristown, effective immediately.
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 bishops of Tennessee have come out in support of Gov. Lee’s new legislation as similar versions have been drafted in the state House and Senate, creating a new education savings program for elementary and high school students that covers the entire state.
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.
East Tennessee’s Catholic faithful stepped up when it counted in response to the devastating floods that overwhelmed communities like Erwin and Newport Sept. 26-27.
#iGiveCatholic Giving Day (Tuesday, Dec. 3) kicks off the charitable season and brings the Catholic community together to give thanks and give back to our parishes, schools, and ministries.
Advent is the beginning of the Church's liturgical year and 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.
Catholic Extension Society presented Sister Mary Lisa Renfer, RSM, medical director of the St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic (SMLC), with the Lumen Christi Award on Oct. 30. The award is Catholic Extension’s highest honor, given to people who “radiate and reveal the light of Christ present in the communities where they serve.”
Bishop Mark Beckman has dispensed the faithful in the Diocese of Knoxville from the obligation to attend Mass on Monday, Dec. 9, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The #iGiveCatholic Giving Day (Tuesday, Dec. 3) kicks off the charitable season and brings the Catholic community together to give thanks and give back to our parishes, schools, and ministries. Early giving begins on Monday, Nov. 18.
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.
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.
The people of upper East Tennessee near the North Carolina border are working to piece their lives back together amid the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene. And the Catholic parishes of this region have joined together in leading disaster-relief efforts as communities suddenly found themselves without water, communications, basic necessities, and even roads to access critical assistance.