2019
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Atlanta pilgrims prepare to walk with Jesus this Holy Week
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 3, 2019ATLANTA—Parishes and communities plan for Holy Week observances as Lent passes its halfway mark. From a trek up Stone Mountain to a ramble through the streets of Atlanta and a Passion play in a Gainesville park, believers can immerse themselves in different styles of the Way of the Cross. For years, Lorena Marceleno has portrayed […] Full Story | En Español
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St. Pius X outscores Marist in rival game
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Photographer
Published April 3, 2019ATLANTA—The St. Pius X High School and Marist School girls’ soccer teams are quite familiar with each other. They have faced off in the last four state soccer championship matches. St. Pius X held the crown 2015-2017. Marist is the current defending state champion after defeating St. Pius 2-1 in 2018. In their last eight […] Full Story
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Prince of Peace Columbiettes to host Catholic author
Published April 3, 2019
FLOWERY BRANCH—The Columbiettes of Prince of Peace Church will have a ladies luncheon on Saturday, April 27 with author Maria Morera Johnson as guest speaker. The lunch will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the church, 6439 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. Morera Johnson’s book, “Super Girls and Halos,” won a 2018 Catholic Press Association […] Full Story
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Blessed Trinity’s lacrosse team loses first game of season
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Photographer
Published April 3, 2019ROSWELL—The Blessed Trinity High School girls’ lacrosse team, the Class 5A defending state champions, entered the March 27 match against Milton’s Cambridge High School with a record of nine wins and one tie. When it was all over, however, Blessed Trinity went down in defeat 17-13. Cambridge has won the last three meetings between the […] Full Story
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Our Lady of Mercy shut out at home soccer match
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Photographer
Published April 3, 2019FAYETTEVILLE—The Our Lady of Mercy High School girls’ soccer team was shut out at home during its March 27 match against Atlanta Classical Academy. Our Lady of Mercy held their opponents to one goal in the first half, but Atlanta Classical Academy scored four goals in the second half to secure a 5-0 victory. First […] Full Story
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Tennessee volunteer encourages Catholics to attend Eucharistic Congress
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published April 3, 2019COLLEGE PARK—Those who have attended the Atlanta Eucharistic Congress within the last few years may have seen Ronald Lapierre, 53, walking with Jesus during the eucharistic procession or helping kids during the children’s track. Maybe he pointed you in the right direction if you lost your way or told a joke that brought a smile. […] Full Story
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Papal document addresses challenges of evangelizing in the digital age
By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES, Catholic News Service
Published April 3, 2019VATICAN CITY (CNS)—While digital communications and social media can be used as a tool of evangelization and a place of dialogue with others, they also can be lonely environments where young people fall prey to humanity’s worst vices, Pope Francis wrote. In his new apostolic exhortation to young people, “Christus Vivit” (“Christ Lives”), the pope […] Full Story
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Georgia house passes fetal heartbeat bill; legal challenges to follow
By JACOB COMELLO, Catholic News Service
Published April 3, 2019WASHINGTON (CNS)—Georgia has just added itself to the list of states that aim to protect unborn life once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The Georgia House of Representatives March 29 passed H.B. 481, entitled the “Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act.” The House, which has remained under Republican control since 2010, got the bill […] Full Story
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St. Jude the Apostle School holds ‘Maddox Strong’ day
Published March 22, 2019
SANDY SPRINGS—When St. Jude the Apostle School parents, Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Kelly, received a devastating medical diagnosis for one of their sons, the school community immediately flew into action. Nick and Nour Kelly were told their youngest son, four-year-old Maddox, had acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Within hours, prayer chains and special rosaries were underway to […] Full Story
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Lenten spirituality: Ways to accompany hurting people
By DAVID GIBSON, Catholic News Service
Published March 21, 2019It ranks among life’s biggest temptations. Confronted by a highly difficult, ongoing life situation that feels overwhelming, a call to surrender hope begins to form within. Its tempting, weary words go like this: “I have tried everything. Nothing works. I’ve given everything I possibly can.” This kind of situation might involve you, or me, or […] Full Story
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Parishes to observe Safe Haven Sunday April 7
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published March 21, 2019ATLANTA—On April 7, the first Sunday of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Archdiocese of Atlanta and other dioceses will celebrate Safe Haven Sunday, a day of awareness to help parents and families learn more about the harmful effects of pornography. This day will be acknowledged during Masses and free resources will be available in […] Full Story
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Metz brothers make their marks at state wrestling tournament
Published March 21, 2019
MACON—Pinecrest Academy sophomore Mark Metz is the 2019 state wrestling champion in the Class A, 106-pound weight class. Metz is the first state wrestling champion for Pinecrest Academy, Cumming. Mark’s brother, Joe, a junior, finished fourth in the 145-pound weight class. He has been a top four finisher in state competition for the past […] Full Story
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Two teams link up for a season of wins, losses and life lessons
Published March 21, 2019
ATLANTA—As the 2018-2019 Catholic Metro League of Atlanta (CMLA) basketball season was about to get underway, two eighth-grade girls’ basketball teams, Christ the King and Our Lady of the Assumption, struggled to draw enough players for their final juncture as middle school ballers. Many of these female athletes had played against each other in multiple […] Full Story
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Worn marble steps of Holy Stairs to be uncovered for public to climb
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published March 21, 2019VATICAN CITY (CNS)—For the first time in 300 years, the marble steps of the Holy Stairs will be free from the thick wooden panels installed in 1723 to protect the stairs and left uncovered for the public. For at least 40 days, people will be able to touch and climb the bare stones that, according […] Full Story
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Archdiocese to welcome over 1,800 new Catholics at Easter
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 21, 2019ATLANTA—More than 1,800 people are expected to join the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Atlanta at the approaching Easter Vigil. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory welcomed them on their journey of faith at the annual Rite of Election on Sunday, March 10, at the Georgia World Congress Center. “Your presence brings more joy to us […] Full Story | En Español
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IHM community closes 60th anniversary year with day of service
Published March 21, 2019
ATLANTA—Immaculate Heart of Mary Church and School ended a year-long celebration of their joint 60th anniversary with a day of service that brought more than a dozen charitable projects and over 400 volunteers of all ages onto the Briarcliff Road campus on Saturday, March 9. The day of service was the suggestion of Carmen Graciaa, […] Full Story | En Español
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Dedication of Mary Our Queen Church a celebration of old and new
By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
Published March 21, 2019PEACHTREE CORNERS—In 2008, Father Francis “Butch” Mazur closed and locked the doors of St. Gerard Church in Buffalo, New York, where he served as pastor. The parishioners who had gathered for the final Mass stood outside the shuttered doors in the streets of downtown Buffalo, staring at the church that, for many of them, had […] Full Story
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Mass of Reparation April 10
Published March 12, 2019
ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III and Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, will celebrate a Mass of Reparation Wednesday, April 10 at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. The Mass will be from 7–9 p.m. A reception will follow in Kenny Hall. The cathedral is located at 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, […] Full Story
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Good Shepherd breaks ground on columbarium project
Published March 11, 2019
CUMMING—About a year ago, Father Diosmar Natad, pastor of Good Shepherd Church, launched a parish survey to gauge parishioner interest in a self-funded columbarium and memorial prayer garden at the parish. The response to the survey was overwhelming. Parishioner Joe Donnelly, who serves as the parish engineer, immediately got to work to design a concept. […] Full Story
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Parishes announce Lenten missions for spiritual renewal
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 8, 2019ATLANTA—It is one of the first signs of faith learned. Right hand to forehead, down to the lower middle of your chest, cross to the left shoulder, back to the right shoulder. Did you know, we’ve been making this sign of the cross since as early as the third century? That makes it a tradition […] Full Story