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What I Have Seen and Heard (April 28, 2005)
April 28, 2005The Catholic presence in North Georgia, like any other diocese, is more often than not found in parish settings, churches, schools and parish centers. Then there are the occasional monasteries, hospitals and convents that house some of the most important servant ministers of the Church. The Church is found in the administrative offices that coordinate […]
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Catholic Social Services Awarded Grant
April 28, 2005Catholic Social Services, Inc. recently received a grant of almost $94,000 as part of the 2004 Violence Against Women Act Grant Program (VAWA), and in a special ceremony held recently at the State Capitol, Gov. Sonny Perdue praised CSS as having a model domestic violence program in the State of Georgia. Catholic Social Services provides […]
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Georgian Honored By Role At Pope’s Mass
April 28, 2005When Georgia seminarian Justin Ferguson of the Pontifical North American College in Rome learned last Friday that he was selected to proclaim the word of God to some 350,000 gathered at St. Peter’s Square for the installation Mass of Pope Benedict XVI, he felt—to say the least—“very honored.” He could be seen walking around the […]
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In Homily, Pope Vows To Lead People To Christ
April 28, 2005In the first homily of his papacy, Pope Benedict XVI said his primary mission was to lead people out of the modern desert of empty values, alienation and injustice toward the light of Christ. Speaking April 24 to some 350,000 people who spilled out of St. Peter’s Square, the pope said he took seriously the […]
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New Pope Seen As Strong Successor To John Paul II
April 28, 2005Students at Holy Redeemer School in Alpharetta watched on television as Pope Benedict XVI emerged April 19 from behind curtains onto a balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, a real life history lesson, principal Mary Reiling said. “The children had the wonderful opportunity to watch the new pope come out and bless the people in St. […]
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Scriptures Grace Pope’s Election, Archbishop Says
April 28, 2005The Scripture readings for the week focused on the Good Shepherd, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said April 20, and how timely that as the Catholic Church receives Pope Benedict XVI as her new pope, Catholics have clearly in mind the qualities the Lord expects of those “who have the courage to tend the flock in […]
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Retired Priest, Father Drohan, Dies
April 28, 2005Retired Atlanta archdiocesan priest Father Joseph Walter Drohan died on April 25 at the age of 85. The funeral will take place on Saturday, April 30, in Worcester, Mass., at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Cathedral. The visitation will be on Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. The Archdiocese of Atlanta asks for prayer for the […] Full Story
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Correction for the April 14 Issue of The Georgia Bulletin
April 28, 2005In the April 14 issue of The Georgia Bulletin, the article entitled “Pope Praised for Ecumenical, Interfaith Dialogue” stated that the Lutheran-Catholic “joint declaration on the doctrine of justification” was signed in 1999 in Augsburg, Germany, where disagreement over that issue by monk Martin Luther sparked the Protestant Reformation in 1517. In 1517 Luther posted […]
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From Hardliner To Humble Shepherd: Pope Looks To Transform Perception
April 28, 2005For more than 23 years, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger’s public image was that of a brilliant but strict guardian of Catholic orthodoxy, a man who did not hesitate to crack down on errant theologians or risk offending other religions if doctrinal clarity was at stake. Until recently, most people in Rome discounted the idea that he […]
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Fairburn School Celebrates Cultural Diversity, Service
April 28, 2005The community of Our Lady of Mercy High School remembered the exemplary Christian witness and outreach of Pope John Paul II to God’s children of many nations and religions around the world as it celebrated its annual multicultural Mass with special guests Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of the Greek Orthodox […]