Katie Peterson

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Tennessee faith leaders urge governor to stop all executions

At a Dec. 8 press conference in Nashville, leaders noted that Pope Leo XIV — as well as his predecessors St. John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis — has expressed opposition to the death penalty.

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Diocesan officials call mass shooting at Nashville Presbyterian school 'sad, shocking,' urge prayers for victims, families

Officials of the Nashville Diocese called news of a mass shooting and loss of life at a private Christian school in the city heartbreaking and "deeply sad and shocking."

Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, speaks at the the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, Ga., June 18, 2022, during the last day of the Atlanta Archdiocese's 25th eucharistic congress.

Pope wants the faithful 'to be the light of the world today,' says nuncio

The Catholic faithful must "be the light of the world today" in both the church and society, said Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the U.S.

Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville, Tennessee., talks with James and Patsy Bradley of Waverly, Tennessee, Aug. 24. The parishioners of St. Patrick Catholic Church in McEwan, Tennessee, said their home was destroyed by the Aug, 21 flooding. (CNS photo/Ka

After historic flooding, amount of parish, community support is 'phenomenal'

20 people died and hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed after record-breaking rainfall of as much as 18 inches in 24 hours.

 

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