SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL HELPING PEOPLE REACH SELF-SUFFICIENCY
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, throughout its more than 185-year history, has been dedicated to serving people in need. Today, that might mean helping a family avoid eviction…
VOLUNTEERS PREPARE MEALS FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS
Cathy Kelly, above center, and Patty Farmer, Christ the King parishioners and volunteers with Holy Grounds, the cafe at the Catholic Pastoral Center, prepare lunches to be delivered to residents…
NASHVILLE PRIESTS TAKE LESSONS FROM NEW PASTOR WORKSHOP
Seven priests from the Diocese of Nashville recentaly attended a New Pastor Workshop at St Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore. The priests were, from left, Father Michael Fye of…
PARENTS INVITED TO SESSIONS ON EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
Diocesan school officials will host information sessions about the state’s new Education Savings Account program after the Sunday Masses on Jan. 12, 2020, at Sagrado Corazon Church at the Catholic…
DIOCESE’S 58 CHURCHES INCLUDE PARISHES, MISSIONS, MINISTRIES
In describing the Diocese of Nashville, people have used a variety of numbers of parishes within its boundaries. The number has changed as parishes are established or as communities lose…
NEW COMMUNITY COURT BRINGS JUSTICE TO NORTH NASHVILLE
Judge Rachel Bell, right, talks with workers as they paint and prep the new Bordeaux-North Community Justice Center courtroom at the McGruder Family Resource Center in Nashville. The McGruder Center,…
ST. PHILIP MEN’S CLUB MARKS 50 YEARS OF SPREADING CHRISTMAS JOY
For the last 50 years, parishioners at St. Philip Church in Franklin have distributed Christmas baskets of food and gifts to needy families in the community. This year, parishioners gathered…
Pope Francis reviews papers Feb. 23, 2019, the third day of a meeting on the protection of minors in the church at the Vatican. For Pope Francis, 2019 included his sixth anniversary as pope, his 83rd birthday and his 50th anniversary as a priest, but it also was a year that saw him still confronted with the clerical sexual abuse crisis and with Vatican financial scandals. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See VATICAN-LETTER-POPE-YEAR-END Dec. 9, 2019.
POPE’S 2019: PREACHING THE GOSPEL GLOBALLY, DEALING WITH SCANDALS
Pope Francis reviews papers Feb. 23, 2019, the third day of a meeting on the protection of minors in the church at the Vatican. For Pope Francis, 2019 included his…
DIOCESE TO UPDATE SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING, BACKGROUND CHECKS SYSTEM
The Diocese of Nashville is implementing a new Safe Environment training program and system of background checks for all employees of the diocese, its parishes, schools and institutions and volunteers…
BISHOP SPALDING BRINGS BLESSINGS FROM ‘AD LIMINA’ VISIT BACK TO DIOCESE
Pope Francis greets Bishop J. Mark Spalding, during a meeting with U.S. bishops from Regions IV and V making their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican, Dec. 3, 2019. The…
