Bishop Talley Releases Review Board Report February 28, 2020 MEMPHIS, TENN. by Office of Communications Before his installation as the sixth Bishop of Memphis, Bishop David Talley was “horrified and scandalized” by reports of sexual abuse of minors by clergy. He was heartbroken and deeply saddened for the victims of these crimes and was shocked …
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Bishop Talley and Memphis Diocese featured for new television series “The Chair” byAmy Hall February 26, 2020 MEMPHIS, TN – The cathedral choir had a special surprise Sunday evening when a film crew from Brooklyn, NY interrupted their practice time. The television crew was present to get footage for a new series, titled, The Chair, …
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St. Theresa the Little Flower Catholic Church Celebrates Black History Month by Rick Ouellette Starting with a beautiful Holy Mass this past Saturday morning, Feb. 22, at St. Theresa the Little Flower Catholic Church, Fr. Gonzalez, pastor, and Fr. Gerard, assistant to the Postulator for the Canonization of Fr. Tolton from Chicago, celebrated Black History …
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Special Report: Querida Amazonia Pope Francis timed the February 2 release of his post-synodal apostolic exhortation, Querida Amazonia, in advance of St. Valentine’s feast day very well because it is truly a love letter. Its opening, “The beloved Amazon region,” sets the tone for what will be both a proclamation of the pope’s love for …
Van Epps selected from SBA to the elite club of “Girls Who Mean Business” Senior Emma Van Epps has been selected to the elite club of the 2020 Memphis Business Journal’s “Girls Who Mean Business.” MBJ Market President and Publisher Joanna Crangle said in a congratulatory letter to Emma, “Beyond your exemplary academic and extracurricular …
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Catholic Response to Outbreak of Coronovirus February 18, 2020 WASHINGTON – Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace; Sean Callahan, president of Catholic Relief Services; and Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM, president of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, …
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Statement from the Bishops of TN on the Execution of Nick Sutton February 5, 2020 Dear Governor Lee, We, the bishops of the three Catholic dioceses of Tennessee, urge you to exercise the authority of your office to stop the execution of Nick Sutton scheduled to die in the electric chair on February 20. …
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SBA senior earns National Merit Finalist status St. Benedict at Auburndale High School senior Maggie Alexander has been selected a National Merit Finalist. It was reported in the fall that she had received Semi-finalist status, but recently received word that she is one of about 15,000 Finalists. Her selection as a Finalist means that Maggie …
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Second SBA senior receives Military School Appointment St. Benedict at Auburndale (SBA) High School senior Johnny Beattie has received an appointment to the U. S. Military Academy at West Point after being nominated by his Congressional Representative Steve Cohen and Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn. He Is the second SBA senior receiving an appointment to …
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President of U.S. Bishops’ Conference Issues Statement on Pope Francis’ Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Querida Amazonia February 12, 2020 WASHINGTON—Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued the following statement regarding the release today of Pope Francis’s Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Querida Amazonia. The exhortation follows upon …
