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• Thousands Share In Grace, Excitement Of Installation

  January 20, 2005

  People from across the Atlanta Archdiocese and beyond gathered at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, joyful to be present to witness the beginning of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s ministry as shepherd to North Georgia Catholics. Dressed in the regalia of the Knights of Peter Claver, Thomas M. Brito, a parishioner at St. […] Full Story

• ‘The Rich Opportunity To Serve This Growing, Exciting, And Youthful Church In Atlanta’

  January 20, 2005

  Archbishop Gregory’s Homily For The Installation Mass Mis queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, Quisiera dirigir mis saludos primeros a la Iglesia local de Atlanta, especialmente a los que se sienten mas cómodos hablarle a Dios en español. Ahora que estamos reunidos alrededor de la mesa del Señor, en esta misa de instalación, quiero hacerles […]

• Old Friends Gather To Share Celebration In Atlanta

  January 20, 2005

  In the late 1970s as a young priest and student in Rome, Father Wilton Gregory could often be seen blending in with other Italians, zipping around the city on his Vespa scooter. Msgr. James Margason, Archbishop Gregory’s vicar general in the Diocese of Belleville, Ill., recalls fondly his time spent with the future archbishop while […] Full Story

• Archbishop’s First Atlanta Mass Honors Dr. King

  January 20, 2005

  It 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, […]

• Weigel Says Next Papal Conclave Will Choose Leader For Church And For Entire World

  January 20, 2005

  Although 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 […]

• Coat Of Arms Reflects Archbishop’s Catholic Heritage

  January 20, 2005

  Archbishop 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, […]

• Archdiocese’s History Shows Strong Faith, Growth

  January 20, 2005

  From 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 […]

• Commentary On The Office Of Bishop, Symbols Of Office And The Rite Of Canonical Installation

  January 20, 2005

  Today 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 […]

• Mercy’s Taizé Choir Sings For Installation Mass

  January 20, 2005

  Members 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, […]

• Golf Pro Admires Balance In Archbishop’s Life

  January 20, 2005

  Of 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 […] Full Story