ICCS Senior Named Rhodes Day Scholar, by June LaPorta MEMPHIS, TN — Immaculate Conception Cathedral School senior Rochelle Devlalliwalla has been named a 2020 recipient of the prestigious Clarence Day Scholarship at Rhodes College. Based on academic achievement and involvement with the Memphis community, the highly selective program pays $35,000 toward enrollment costs at Rhodes …
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Fish Fry Fridays around the Catholic Diocese of Memphis
Fish Fry Fridays Around the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, by Amy Hall March 2, 2020 MEMPHIS, Tn. — Whether it’s fried, baked or blackened, it’s all about that fish every Friday at parishes across the Diocese of Memphis during Lent. Chances are you either have a fish fry at your parish or you have one near …
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Bishop Talley Makes Temporary Mass Changes Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Bishop Talley Makes Temporary Mass Changes Amid Coronavirus Concerns 2 March 2020 MEMPHIS, TN — For all of my 45 years as a Roman Catholic, I have received the blessed gift of Holy Communion under both species, the living bread and the saving cup. During my years in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, in the three …
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Bishop Talley Releases Review Board Report
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”
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
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
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”
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 Coronavirus
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
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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