Pope Francis plans to ask Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee, to resign in response to a Vatican-ordered investigation of sexual abuse cover-up and financial mismanagement, according to a report by The Pillar.
Report: Pope Francis plans to ask embattled Knoxville, Tenn., bishop to resign
Tennessee bishop asks for prayers, relief help for victims of wildfires
Catholic parishioners in the Diocese of Knoxville are among those who have lost homes and businesses in the wildfires that ravaged tourist areas in the Great Smoky Mountains region, said Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville.