It's Ash Wednesday, the official start of Lent. This was the scene for mass at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in West Knoxville.

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who was in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.

At age 90 and 95, this Catholic nun dynamic duo have been “peacefully and respectfully” fighting for immigrant rights for ...