October 2, 2025
-
Chief communications officer for Atlanta Archdiocese to speak at Magnificat
Published October 6, 2025
Maureen Smith, who is the chief communications officer for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, will be the next speaker for the Magnificat Meal to be held on Nov. 15.
-
Hope and courage in a Southwest Atlanta parking lot
By LAURETTA HANNON, Commentary
Published October 5, 2025The two men in the parking lot didn’t make any sense. One figure moving erratically at warp speed—first doubled over and zigging to the left—then head reared too far back and zagging to the right and finally an abrupt stop that flung his body over the “handlebars” of his metal walker.
-
A mysterious turtle named Flat-top
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published October 4, 2025When I was a child, I yearned for a cat or a dog, but my mom was dead set against it. My parents had grown up in New York City, and they did not trust nature.
-
A safe place to worship: St. John Vianney Church hosts sensory Mass
By NATALIA DURON, Reporter
Published October 3, 2025In a spirit of welcome, St. John Vianney Church in Lithia Springs hosted its first sensory Mass on Sept. 15 for parishioners with autism, Down syndrome and other sensory sensitivities.
-
Golden Lions drum major leads band on and off field
By ANDREW NELSON, Reporter
Published October 2, 2025St. Pius X senior Zoe Leiner leads the Marching Golden Lions band with heart, guiding her peers through music and teamwork.
-
Restorative justice conference attendees learn how Catholic Church can help usher in hope
By ANDREW NELSON, Reporter
Published October 2, 2025Catholic leaders, families and justice reformers met in Atlanta to promote restorative justice, healing and hope during a three-day conference.
-
Catholic Foundation donors inspired by faith to create legacy gifts
By MEG BUTLER, Special to the Bulletin
Published October 1, 2025At its annual Deo Gratias Mass, the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia celebrated generous donors, whose gifts help the community at large.
-
Hispanic cuisine around the archdiocese
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published October 1, 2025Hispanic ministries across the Archdiocese of Atlanta are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by selling delicious food after Masses. Included on the menus are authentic tacos, tamales, fruit juices and more.
-
Father Francis Kissel, Marist priest, dies September 17
Published September 25, 2025
Father Francis (Frank) J. Kissel, a priest of the Society of Mary, died on September 17. He was 83 years old. Over several decades, he shared his talents in many areas of life at Marist School.
-
God’s love can reach anyone, even at ‘rock bottom,’ pope says
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published September 24, 2025When people hit “rock bottom,” they can be confident that God is there ready to rescue and redeem them, Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience.
-
Sister Mary Kateri, Hawthorne Dominican, dies Sept. 19
Published September 21, 2025
Sister Mary Kateri, OP, (Cecelia Anne Pickering) died on Sept. 19 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta.
-
Monsignor James Fennessy, retired pastor of St. Jude the Apostle, remembered
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published September 18, 2025Msgr. James Joseph “Jim” Fennessy, the retired pastor of St. Jude the Apostle Church, died Sept. 15. He was 82 years old and a priest for 57 years.
