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Archbishop’s First Atlanta Mass Honors Dr. King
January 20, 2005It was a day to celebrate the past and present as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated his first archdiocesan Mass in honor of the man who touched the world, his life and the life of the city he is now calling home. On Saturday, Jan. 15, two days before his installation as archbishop of Atlanta, […]
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Weigel Says Next Papal Conclave Will Choose Leader For Church And For Entire World
January 20, 2005Although his topic was what issues Pope John Paul II’s successor will face, George Weigel told a Washington audience that after an eight-day visit to Rome he is convinced that as the pope, who is 84 and in frail health, enters the 27th year of his pontificate he is still in full control of the […]
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Coat Of Arms Reflects Archbishop’s Catholic Heritage
January 20, 2005Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s personal coat of arms is not only a reflection of his life experiences and identity but also of his particular preparation to shepherd the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Archbishop Gregory’s archiepiscopal heraldic achievement, or coat of arms, joins elements of his personal arms with the coat of arms of the Atlanta Archdiocese, […]
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Archdiocese’s History Shows Strong Faith, Growth
January 20, 2005From a simple log church in Locust Grove, Ga., where the faithful worshipped in 1790, the Catholic population in North Georgia has experienced steady growth. By 1820 the Catholic population had grown to 1,000 in the Carolinas and Georgia under the leadership of Bishop John England. At the time of the Civil War, there were […]
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Commentary On The Office Of Bishop, Symbols Of Office And The Rite Of Canonical Installation
January 20, 2005Today is a celebration not only for the Archdiocese of Atlanta but also for the entire Church throughout the world. Our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has appointed His Excellency, the Most Reverend Wilton Daniel Gregory to succeed His Excellency, the Most Reverend John Francis Donoghue as the sixth archbishop of Atlanta. The Holy […]
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Mercy’s Taizé Choir Sings For Installation Mass
January 20, 2005Members of Our Lady of Mercy High School’s Taizé choir had a unique experience Jan. 17, as they sang for the Canonical Rite of Installation of Atlanta’s new archbishop, Wilton D. Gregory. The students will long cherish the special moment, for they were the only high school choir selected to take part in the historic, […]
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Golf Pro Admires Balance In Archbishop’s Life
January 20, 2005Of all the guests in town for the installation, none had a more unique perspective on the man at the center of the events than Dan Polites, the golf pro who has been giving golf lessons to the bishop of Belleville for the last eight or nine years. The Catholic coach of the golf team […]
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National Crisis Spotlighted Archbishop’s Leadership
January 20, 2005The nation looked to Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, then the bishop of Belleville, Ill., and the first African-American president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as news began to stream out into the public concerning the sexual abuse of minors by priests and others working on behalf of the church. “It was all unexpected,” […]
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Archbishop Welcomed In Splendid, Colorful Event
January 20, 2005An ecumenical, diverse crowd gathered with joy for the Mass of Canonical Installation on Monday, Jan. 17, at the Georgia International Convention Center, to witness the installation of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as the sixth archbishop of Atlanta. Archbishop Gregory was formerly the bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, Ill., and recently completed a three-year […]
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Mexican Actor Performs Bilingual ‘My Broken Christ’
January 13, 2005When Mexican soap opera star Alberto Mayagoitia reached 33, he planned to record a CD of several classical poems from Mexican and Spanish literature as a gift to himself. But the project evolved into a Catholic dramatization concerning the crucifixion that he’s performed nationwide and internationally 300 times. He was rummaging through a dear friend’s […]