Sisters of St. Cecilia and teachers say goodbye as the school year ends

Sisters of St. Cecilia and teachers say goodbye as the school year ends May 11, 2020- The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia and teachers say goodbye to school children as the school year wraps up outside St. Paul Church in Memphis, Tennessee on Monday. They used a drive through method to get their summer packets …

CDOM Office of Communications offers free access to digital publication of diocesan magazine

CDOM Office of Communications offers free access to digital publication of diocesan magazine To show support to the faithful of our diocese who are spending more time at home, the CDOM Office of Communications is granting free access to the Digital Archives of Faith West TN from July of 2018 to April 2019. Covid-19 has …

Pope Francis postpones Peter’s Pence collection

Pope Francis postpones Peter’s Pence collection  In a letter to bishops, Most Reverend Paul D. Etienne, Chairman, Committee on National Collections writes: “I take this opportunity to share that information has been received from the Apostolic Nunciature on behalf of the Holy See with respect to this year’s Peter’s Pence collection. Please note a change …

Incarnation Catholic Church and School Announces Closure of Kindergarten to Eighth Grades

Incarnation Catholic Church and School Announces Closure of Kindergarten to Eighth Grades, Preschool from One to Four Year Olds will Remain Open Collierville, Tenn. – May 7, 2020 — After a thorough review and much prayer, Incarnation Catholic Church and School in Collierville, Tenn., today announced the closure of its kindergarten to eighth grade classes as …

ICCS Announces Valedictorian and Salutatorians

ICCS Announces Valedictorian and Salutatorians, by June LaPorta Immaculate Conception Cathedral School is pleased to announce that Christina Young is the Class of 2020 Valedictorian.  Maria Vega and Samantha Oswald, with identical GPAs, are the 2020 Salutatorians. Christina will attend Holy Cross College in Notre Dame, Indiana, from which she received the Bl. Basil Moreau …

Bishop Chairmen Condemn Racism and Xenophobia in the Context of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Bishop Chairmen Condemn Racism and Xenophobia in the Context of the Coronavirus Pandemic May 5, 2020   WASHINGTON – In the midst of fear and anxiety being fueled by the COVID-19 virus, there have been increased reports of incidents of racism and xenophobia against Americans of Asian and Pacific Island heritage. Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez …

U.S. Bishop Chairmen Issue Statement on Impact of COVID-19 on African American Communities

USCCB chairmen urge state, national leaders to examine COVID-19 impact on African American communities by National Catholic News May 4, 2020 Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City and chairman of USCCB’s Domestic Justice and …

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