Read more about the article Pope arrives in Iraq, promoting peace, tolerance, equality
Pope Francis receives flowers from children during a welcoming ceremony with Iraqi President Barham Salih at the presidential palace in Baghdad March 5, 2021. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope arrives in Iraq, promoting peace, tolerance, equality

“I come as a pilgrim of peace in the name of Christ, the prince of peace," Pope Francis told the Iraqi people March 5

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Read more about the article Chrism Mass returns to Holy Week, bringing a sense of unity for diocese
Bishop J. Mark Spalding celebrates the Chrism Mass for the Diocese of Nashville in Sagrado Corazon at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville, TN on Tuesday, 16 June 2020. The Mass which is traditionally celebrated during Holy Week was postponed because of the Covid 19 pandemic. Precautions still in effect required social distancing with a much smaller congregation and everyone wearing face masks.

Chrism Mass returns to Holy Week, bringing a sense of unity for diocese

The Mass displays the diocese’s unity and its diversity, says Bishop Spalding

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Read more about the article A year after deadly tornadoes, rebuilding and healing continues
One year after deadly tornadoes swept through Middle Tennessee, the rebuilding and healing continues. On March 3, 2021, Catholic Charities invited tornado survivors to participate in a public art project at the McGruder Family Resource Center in North Nashville. Louis Holiday, left, watches as Jackie Gordon adds to the artwork.

A year after deadly tornadoes, rebuilding and healing continues

Parishioners across Middle Tennessee mobilized to help tornado survivors; Catholic Charities continues to offer material support and counseling

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Read more about the article Restoration continues on historic Assumption Church
One year after deadly tornadoes swept through Middle Tennessee, the rebuilding and healing continues. On March 3, 2021, workers at the historic Church of the Assumption in Germantown clean and stack bricks that will be used to rebuild some of the church’s exterior walls, which were damaged in the tornado. The full renovation of the 161-year-old church is expected to take another year and cost around $6 million.

Restoration continues on historic Assumption Church

Structural and masonry work is underway; steeple and stained-glass windows could be re-installed by this summer

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Read more about the article Hand-in-Hand Options board looking to future growth
Pope John Paul II High School was the first school in the Diocese of Nashville to offer the Hand in Hand Options program to serve students with intellectual and developmental delays. There are now three schools offering the Hand in Hand Options program. Hannah Dodd, who was a student in the Hand in Hand Options program at St. Ann School before coming to JPII for high school, works on an assignment during class.

Hand-in-Hand Options board looking to future growth

Strategic planning will look at how to better serve students of all ability levels in Catholic schools

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