September 3, 2026
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The triumph of a stuffed dog over a ballerina
By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary
Published September 9, 2026The ballerina doll was a mistake. She was a birthday gift when I was 9 years old, but I could not relate to her.
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Six churches open their doors for the Jubilee Year of Saint Francis
By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
Published September 8, 2026Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., has designated six churches across the Archdiocese of Atlanta as pilgrimage sites for the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi.
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From the Archives: Fifty years of the Vietnamese Apostolate
By GEOFFREY HETHERINGTON, Archdiocesan Archivist
Published September 3, 2026After the fall of the South Vietnamese government in 1975 and the end of the United States’ engagement in the Vietnam War, thousands of refugees began arriving in the US. On Sept. 2, 1975, Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan sent a memo to priests encouraging them to invite parishioners to sponsor a refugee family.
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Former school a new home for Our Lady of La Vang Church
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published September 3, 2026The community of Our Lady of La Vang Church is transforming a vacant Cobb County grade school into a hub for worship, community and prayer for Vietnamese Catholics.
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My meeting with Pope Leo XIV: Our companion in Christ
By BISHOP BERNARD E. SHLESINGER III
Published September 2, 2026I made a pilgrimage to Italy in early August with some friends of mine, and we visited Rome, Pietrelcina and Assisi. In Rome, I was blessed to attend the Wednesday audience with Pope Leo XIV in the Basilica of St. Peter.
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Catholic Charities’ work showcased in ‘People of Hope’ traveling museum
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 12, 2026The People of Hope traveling museum spotlights neighbors in need and those who help them. Catholic Charities Atlanta hosted the exhibit’s two-day visit in Roswell as an opportunity to spread awareness about the work the nonprofit does.
