A Lufkin pastor is preparing to address his denomination’s regional body at its quarterly gathering this week.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville has announced the death of Richard F. Stika, its former bishop. He was the diocese’s longest-serving bishop prior to his resignation ...

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Richard F. Stika, the third bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville, has died, the diocese announced. He served from 2009 to 2023 after being appointed by Pope ...

NOW. JUST AHEAD OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, THE PRESIDENT AT BISHOP MIEGE HIGH SCHOOL IS OUT OF A JOB. WE’RE LEARNING HE WAS FIRED AMID AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF INAPPROPRIATE CONDUCT ...

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, often called “the conscience of the nation,” has been trying to tone down the uproar after President Trump bombed a region in his diocese. Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah ...

As a resident of Minnesota and as the bishop of the diocese of Winona-Rochester, I’ve been just heartbroken about the present situation in my home state. We seem to be lurching from crisis to crisis, ...

The White House responded Monday to the New Hampshire Episcopal bishop who urged his clergy to finalize their wills and get their affairs in order and prepare for a “new era of martyrdom" at a vigil ...

Winona-Rochester Bishop Robert Barron has called on federal immigration officials to focus on deporting only serious criminals while also urging U.S. protesters to “cease interfering” with the work of ...

A New York bishop will become the latest bishop to lead the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester both ...

The Most Reverend John S. Bonnici has been named the 10th bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester. In his farewell, Bishop Matano offered a heartfelt apology to survivors of sexual abuse ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Catholic Diocese of Rochester welcomed its new bishop, John Bonnici, during a Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Born to immigrant parents in New York City, Bonnici grew up ...

CHARLOTTE — Bishop Harry L. Seawright was introduced on Wednesday as the 133rd elected and consecrated bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. “I pray God for the privilege, this opportunity ...