Georgia Bulletin

The Newspaper of the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta

  1. Pope Leo begins papacy calling for ‘united church’ in a wounded world

    On May 18, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as the successor of St. Peter by calling for “a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes a leaven for a reconciled world.”

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  2. Archbishop Hartmayer announces 2025 priest assignments

    Archbishop Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of Atlanta, has announced the 2025 priest assignments, effective July 1.

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  3. Atlanta’s Catholic community celebrates new pope

    Catholic school students and teachers across the Archdiocese of Atlanta assembled in classrooms and cafeterias to watch the announcement of a new pope, while parish staff huddled around computer screens to catch a first glimpse of the successor of Pope Francis. Atlanta Catholics reacted to the surprising news with joy.

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  4. New pope calls for Christian witness in the world 

    Where Christians are “mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied” is where the church’s “missionary outreach is most desperately needed,” Pope Leo XIV said in his first homily as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. 

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  5. Unity, not nationality led to Pope Leo’s election, U.S. cardinals say

    While it is interesting and perhaps a point of pride that the new Pope Leo XIV was born in the United States, most of the U.S.-based cardinals who participated in the conclave said nationality was not a factor. 

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