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In Rite of Election, hundreds journey toward the church
March 4, 2021Nearly 1,200 people are expected to join the Catholic Church at this year’s Easter Vigil in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Four parishes hosted Rites of Election on Feb. 20.
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Atlanta priests, bishops take part in racial healing program
March 4, 2021A panel examining how to respond to racism in the church said healing will take place once women and men burdened by it are listened to and placed in the center of the conversation. “Pastoral Strategies for Racial Healing in Our Communities” brought together some 50 priests and bishops for an online presentation Feb. 15.
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A second career leads Kelly Wood to serve as St. Catherine of Siena principal
March 4, 2021Kelly Wood has been named the new principal for St. Catherine of Siena School after years as a parent volunteer and then a teacher.
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Archbishop Hartmayer speaks in support of House Bill 485
March 3, 2021Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., Archbishop of Atlanta, has released the a statement in support of House Bill 485, which would abolish the death penalty in Georgia.
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Archbishop of Atlanta clarifies stance on COVID-19 vaccines
March 3, 2021Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., Archbishop of Atlanta, has released a statement on COVID-19 vaccines following the approval of a third vaccine in the United States.
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IHM appoints interim principal to leadership role
March 3, 2021After six months of serving as interim principal, Laura Cichanski was appointed to the leadership role at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in early February.
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Support grows for bi-partisan effort to repeal Georgia’s death penalty
March 3, 2021The Archdiocese of Atlanta, including Georgia Catholics Against the Death Penalty (GCADP) and the Georgia Catholic Conference, are joining other advocacy groups to support a house bill to repeal Georgia’s death penalty.
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Historian looks at Atlanta’s Our Lady of Lourdes Church
March 3, 2021Dr. Leah Mickens focused on the city’s oldest historically Black parish, located a block from Ebenezer Baptist, where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served. She examined how Black Catholics at Our Lady of Lourdes influenced and were influenced by religious and social change ushered in by the Second Vatican Council and the civil rights movement.
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Archbishop Hartmayer asks parishes to celebrate memorial Masses on March 2
February 26, 2021As the nation reached a heartbreaking milestone of more than 500,000 lives lost to the COVID-19 virus, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer asked all parishes to celebrate memorial Masses for victims and others who have died in the last year.
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Prayer, fasting and giving guide Catholics during Lenten season
February 24, 2021Ideas for simple meatless meals and ways to help those in need can be found in the annual tradition of the Lenten rice bowl by Catholic Relief Services (CRS). Originally called “Operation Rice Bowl,” the program was created in 1975 to respond to famine in Africa.