Bishop Mark Beckman, a longtime priest in Nashville, completed his ordination service, put into motion earlier this year after Pope Francis named him bishop-elect. The Mass, by design, physically ...

Bishop Mark Beckman of the Diocese of Knoxville joined Catholics around the world in celebrating the church's new pope, Leo XIV. Leo is the first American to take the prestigious role. The ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Diocese of Knoxville released a statement after Robert Prevost was chosen as the first American pope Thursday afternoon. Prevost took the name Leo XIV. "We are filled with ...

At one point in the mass they laid their hands on the bishop-elect as a sign of their “communion in the one priesthood of Christ.” Even more striking is the litany of supplication. Keehner ...

Bishop Steven J. Raica, head of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham, has announced priest assignments for more than a dozen churches in North Alabama.

Walker Nickless on Jan. 28 from Cardinal Christophe Pierre. After that reality set in for the bishop-elect, Keehner prayed to be grounded in reality. "Lord, help me to get out of the way.

Bishop-elect Romeo Duetao Convocar ... by Pope Francis as the new bishop of Diocese of Chalan Kanoa last Nov. 26. Mark Rabago is a freelance journalist based in the CNMI.

A former Rapid City bishop will be one of 133 cardinals who elect the next pope. Cupich later served as bishop of Spokane, Washington, until 2014, when Pope Francis appointed him archbishop of ...

MANILA, Philippines — As the Catholic Church’s history unfolds, a bishop on Wednesday called on the faithful to pray that cardinals participating in the conclave will elect the rightful pope.

the College of Cardinals will convene in Vatican City to elect a new pope, and one participant in the conclave has ties to Spokane. Cardinal Blase Cupich, a former bishop of the Diocese of Spokane ...

“We are filled with immense gratitude to the Holy Spirit for guiding the College of Cardinals in selecting Pope Leo XIV to lead our Catholic Church,” said Bishop Mark Beckman of the Diocese of ...