All are invited to celebrate Saint Jude Thaddeus the Apostle, Monday evening, October 28, 7:00pm, at our magnificent and historic Mother Church, The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1695 Central Avenue, Memphis. Bishop David P. Talley will be the Celebrant and Homilist for the Votive Mass of Saint Jude Thaddeus the Apostle. First-Class Relic Our Mother …
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All are invited to our Diocese’s Annual All Souls Day Mass on Saturday morning, November 2, 10:00am, outdoors at our Historic Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 1663 Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis. Bishop David P. Talley will be the Celebrant and Homilist for this Holy Mass. Bishop Emeritus J. Terry Steib and several Priests will be the Concelebrants.
To mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, Pope Francis has called on Catholics to observe a Global Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace, today, Monday, October 7. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa has also asked the Clergy and Lay faithful of his Diocese to observe October 7 …
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This past week, Bishop David P. Talley accepted the resignation of Father Robert Szczechura from his pastoral duties as Pastor of The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and our Director of Divine Worship and Director of Vocations for personal reasons. In a letter to Cathedral parishioners, Father Szczechura said, “I have come to realize that …
October Birthdays and Anniversaries
As communicated last month, our Diocese is sharing VIRTUS articles through our Communications avenues at the beginning of each month. VIRTUS Training VIRTUS, led by The National Catholic Risk Retention Group, Inc., aims to eliminate abuse of children in our Catholic communities by providing training on the warning signs and proper procedures when faced with …
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Many blessings and congratulations to Anna Lynn, J.C.L., who recently was reappointed by Bishop David P. Talley as Vice-Chancellor of our Diocese for another term of three years. Anna works in the Office of Tribunal within our Diocese and has been the Vice-Chancellor for the past three years. Anna’s reappointment for another three years shows …
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Catholic Charities of West Tennessee is pleased to announce George Nixon as its new Executive Director. George will succeed Kiki Hall, who has been serving as the Interim Executive Director since August 2023. Kiki will continue in her leadership position as the Senior Director of Community Engagement for Catholic Charities. Thank You, Kiki “Many thanks to Kiki for …
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All are invited to attend The Red Mass, Saturday evening, October 12, 5:00pm (Vigil Mass), at our magnificent and historic Mother Church, The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1695 Central Ave., Memphis. Bishop David P. Talley, the Sixth Bishop of Memphis will be the Celebrant, and Father Edward R. Horkan, Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, and …
