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Fransalians launch construction of priest retirement home
February 17, 2021Friends and family of the Fransalian religious order gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony of a new retirement home for priests. The home is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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Meet the 2021 class of deacons
February 17, 2021Learn more about each of the 2021 deacons, ordained on Feb. 6.
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Gainesville Catholic community mourns nitrogen leak victims
February 17, 2021Families and friends paid final respects to workers killed at a poultry plant at funeral Masses. Three of the victims of the chemical leak on Jan. 28 at the Foundation Food Group were members of St. John Paul II Mission. A fourth worshipped at Prince of Peace Church, Flowery Branch.
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Franciscans mark 600 years as guardians of Christendom’s most sacred sites
February 12, 2021The Franciscans trace their presence in the Holy Land to 1217 when St. Francis of Assisi founded the Province of the Holy Land, a custodian priory of the order he founded in 1209–formally called the Order of Friars Minor.
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New deacons called to draw believers together
February 9, 2021Calling the candidates “dear sons,” Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., ordained seven men to the diaconate with the ancient tradition of laying on of hands and praying over them.
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Pope talks about Iraq trip, Catholic journalism, church in U.S.
February 8, 2021During a special audience with Catholic News Service, Pope Francis said that unless there is a serious new wave of COVID-19 infections in Iraq, he has every intention of visiting the country in early March.
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OLV’s Wilkerson named Principal of the Year
February 5, 2021With his students joining by virtual assembly, George Wilkerson of Our Lady of Victory School learned Dec. 3 that he was selected Principal of the Year for the 2020-21 school year.
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Finding perfect love in a troubled world
February 5, 2021Fear is becoming a dominant force, as the pandemic radically changes our lives. There’s a poem by T.S. Eliot about growing old with the plaintive line, “Do I dare to eat a peach?”
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The role of deacons
February 5, 2021On Feb. 6, seven men will present themselves to me in the Cathedral of Christ the King, and I will be honored to ordain them to the Order of Deacon.
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40 Days for Life kicks off in Atlanta on Ash Wednesday
February 5, 2021The annual 40 Days for Life campaign, bringing Christians together to end abortion, launches on Feb. 17.