Father Bala Marneni Showraiah, OFM, recently marked the 30th anniversary of his ordination as a Franciscan priest. His attraction to the Franciscan order started when he was young and assisting…

A national consultant on diversity has been hired by Father Ryan and Pope John Paul II high schools to help them improve inclusivity on their campuses. The initiative comes in…

Barry When Mark Barry reflects on the last 10 years he has spent with Catholic Charities of Tennessee, what stands out most to him are the human stories. The Loaves…

From staff reportsand Catholic News Service Marian Campos, a DACA recipient, Nashville resident, and Catholic Charities of Tennessee intern, is pictured with her mother Connie Chaves (seated), and Bryan Campos.  When the…

A nurse at the Visitation Hospital Clinic in rural Haiti checks on a patient. The Visitation Hospital Foundation, which operates the Visitation Clinic in Petite Riviere de Nippes, Haiti, is conducting…

The bike parade is usually a popular part of the Fourth of July picnic at Sacred Heart Church in Loretto, which is the parish school’s biggest fundraiser of the year.…

Previous Camp Marymount boys session campers show off a fish they caught in the camp’s lake. Marymount, the Diocese of Nashville’s overnight summer camp, is now accepting applications for the…

Hickman Heading into the Major League Baseball draft, Mason Hickman didn’t know what to expect. The draft had been reduced from 40 rounds to five, “And it was a deep…

At left, an Overbrook School duet acting team performs at a Nashville Catholic Middle School Forensics League tournament. At right is Overbrook School forensics participant Megan Holmes. Coaches of the…

Mikey Schachle, 5, lives with his parents Daniel and Michelle in Dickson. Pope Francis approved the promulgation of a decree recognizing Mikey’s cure from a deadly case of fetal hydrops…