Around 6:30 a.m. June 27 , the Rev. Al Humbrecht’s cell phone buzzed with a new text message from a fellow priest in the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville. “Hallelujah. Hallelujah.” Catholics ...

He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville by Pope Benedict XVI on Jan. 12, 2009, and was officially installed as the diocese’s third bishop on March 19, 2009.

Former Knoxville Bishop Richard Stika, who is a named defendant in a lawsuit alleging he helped cover up sexual assault of a former seminarian, sent messages to priests in the diocese, at least ...

The head of the Archdiocese of Louisville is taking on a new role in the Catholic Church.Pope Francis appointed Shelton Fabre to temporarily run the diocese of Knoxville in Tennessee.He replaces ...

Pope Francis named Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre of Louisville, Kentucky as the Diocese of Knoxville's apostolic administrator until a new bishop is appointed. Bishop Stika has denied any wrongdoing.

Earlier this week, the diocese of Tyler, Texas, confirmed that the Vatican had also opened an investigation there. Catholic officials did not offer an explanation of what prompted the investigation.