Local News

• Washington, DC

  Father Luke Ballman named to USCCB position

  

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory shared news with the Archdiocese of Atlanta regarding the appointment of Father Luke Ballman to a leadership post with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) May 17.

• Atlanta

  Pastors welcome 53 graduates who will help them catechize in Spanish

  

  An innovative program equipping parishes with catechetical leaders trained in Spanish for ministry has graduated its third class. More than 50 leaders representing 30 Hispanic ministries received a certificate in pastoral theology in April.

• Duluth

  Notre Dame Academy’s first graduation ceremony May 31

  

  Notre Dame Academy in Duluth will have its first ever graduation ceremony May 31. Twenty students will earn their high school diplomas from the independent Catholic school.

• Atlanta

  Archbishop Gregory offers invocation at Atlanta City Council

  

  Upon the invitation of Atlanta City Council President Felicia Moore, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory offered the invocation at the April 15 meeting of the council.

• Sandy Springs

  Mary Hall Freedom House, City of Sandy Springs resolve zoning conflict

  

  In April, the City of Sandy Springs and the nonprofit Mary Hall Freedom House reached an agreement to settle a two-year dispute over zoning violations. Pax Christi of St. Jude the Apostle Church, Father John Kieran and others spoke out on behalf of the organization and its work.

• Kennesaw

  Hundreds attend St. Catherine of Siena’s Faith and Love conference

  

  More than 500 Catholics from as far as Colorado gathered on Saturday, March 31, at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Kennesaw. They filled the sanctuary for the “Faith and Love Conference: Understanding and Explaining the Church’s Teaching on Marriage and Human Sexuality.”

• Atlanta

  Archdiocese of Atlanta, Diocese of Savannah welcome independent review of child abuse files

  

  A third-party review of any records of the Archdiocese of Atlanta regarding suspected child abuse will begin soon and is fully supported by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, who first encouraged the independent study of files last fall.

• Atlanta

  Georgia governor signs heartbeat bill restricting state abortions

  

  Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation May 7 to ban abortions in the state once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is around six weeks.

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