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2022 priest assignments announced
May 18, 2022Archbishop Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM Conv., announces priest assignments and appointments, effective July 1 in the archdiocese.
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Former Atlanta priest ordained to lead Charleston diocese
May 17, 2022About 2,500 people gathered on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima for the ordination of the first Haitian American bishop to lead a diocese in the United States. Bishop Jacques Fabre-Jeune, CS, was ordained as the 14th bishop of the Diocese of Charleston. He was formerly administrator of San Felipe de Jesús Mission, Forest Park.
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Saints’ lives prove God’s love for all, pope says at canonization Mass
May 17, 2022An estimated 45,000 pilgrims from around the world assembled in St. Peter’s Square for a May 15 canonization Mass. Pope Francis canonized 10 new saints who exemplify the Christian call “to offer our lives without expecting anything in return, or any worldly glory.”
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Atlanta archbishop denounces hate-motivated shooting in Buffalo, church shooting in California
May 16, 2022Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., was deeply disturbed to hear about a deadly mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.
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Bishops express sorrow, condemn racially motivated shooting in Buffalo
May 16, 2022Several Catholic bishops expressed sorrow and called out racism and violence after a May 14 mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, that left at least three injured and 10 dead–a crime authorities categorized as likely motivated by hatred for Black people.
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Protect human life ‘always and everywhere’: Atlanta archbishop in opposing scheduled execution
May 16, 2022Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., released a statement in regards to the upcoming execution of Virgil Presnell Jr.
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Lessons to graduates from Blessed Carlo Acutis
May 12, 2022I turn to our young people to offer them some words of advice and encouragement and set before them Blessed Carlo Acutis as a model of Christian life. In the words of one writer: “The Millennial generation has a blessed!”
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Pregnancy aid ministries working to empower families
May 12, 2022Anti-abortion advocates in the Atlanta Archdiocese are mobilizing to aid pregnant women in light of a leaked document from the Supreme Court indicating it will overturn its Roe v. Wade decision.
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University of Dallas program equips Hispanic ministry leaders
May 12, 2022Holy Spirit Church hosted the Liturgy of Commissioning and a graduation ceremony for the Certificado en Ministerio Pastoral (Certificate in Pastoral Ministry) program on April 30.
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Eucharistic Congress returns after two-year absence
May 11, 2022Catholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Southeast will come together to celebrate the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist at the 25th Eucharistic Congress, scheduled for June 17-18.