Articles by Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

GREENVILLE — Hundreds of Vietnamese Catholics from around the Diocese of Charleston joined in the seventh annual Vietnamese Marian Celebration held May 6 at Our Lady of the Rosary Church. The celebration concluded a three-day […]

FLORENCE — Father Marcian Thet Kyaw, pastor of St. Ann Church, responded to a call for increased evangelization to the African-American Catholic community by teaching others to do the same. He and his parishioners organized […]

SUMMERVILLE — Msgr. Edward Lofton, director of Propagation of the Faith for the Diocese of Charleston, is adamant about the importance of mission work in the Catholic church. “The church must always be at mission, […]

COLUMBIA — A new chapter in the history of St. Peter Church began the morning of April 29 as parishioners attended a groundbreaking ceremony for their new parish life center. The new building will replace […]

COLUMBIA — Fire, flooding, accidents and injuries aren’t the first things church staff members and volunteers think of as part of their daily jobs, but these incidents can have a significant financial and social impact […]

CCOLUMBIA — For 23 years, Msgr. Joseph R. Roth has served as the chaplain for the South Carolina Firefighters’ Association, ministering to members and their families around the state. In gratitude for his work, he […]

SUMMERVILLE — Members of St. Theresa the Little Flower Church have started on a journey of spiritual formation they hope will lead to greater spiritual growth. Ten women and eight men attended Christ Renews His […]

COLUMBIA — With singing, prayers, laughter and tears of gratitude, members of St. Martin de Porres Church rejoiced in the dedication of their new church on April 20. Bishop Robert J. Baker celebrated the Mass […]

CHARLESTON — In April 1907, the Catholic Diocese of Charleston officially opened the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist on Broad Street after rebuilding from a fire in 1861. One hundred years later, parishioners gathered […]

CHARLESTON — Today’s priests and laity can learn profound lessons about faith and human frailty from the life of Moses, Bishop Robert J. Baker told the congregation at the annual chrism Mass April 3 at […]