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Bishop Tran reflects upon the invitation of Pope Francis
April 21, 2025“I am forever grateful to Pope Francis for teaching me how to live as a disciple of Jesus,” writes Bishop Tran upon learning of the Holy Father’s death.
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Bishop Shlesinger recalls pastoral charity of Pope Francis
April 21, 2025“I thank God for Pope Francis, for he has taught me to be a better disciple, a more charitable man and a more pastoral bishop,” said Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger.
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Pope Francis’ last Easter message: Jesus’ resurrection makes Christians pilgrims of hope
April 21, 2025The hope Christians have is not a sign of avoiding reality but of trusting in God’s power to defeat sin and death as the resurrection of Jesus shows, Pope Francis wrote in his final Easter message. The pope died a few hours later.
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Bishop Konzen reflects on Pope Francis’ leadership
April 21, 2025“Starting with Pope Pius XII, I have enduring memories of the popes of my lifetime,” writes Bishop Joel Konzen. “But Pope Francis is the one who called me to the episcopacy and whom I’ve met one-on-one in Rome …”
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US cardinal announces pope’s death to the world
April 21, 2025U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, the “camerlengo” or chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church, announced to the world that Pope Francis had died April 21 at the age of 88.
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Statement of Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer on the death of Pope Francis
April 21, 2025Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., speaks about the death of Pope Francis.
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Children understand the secret of Easter
April 20, 2025I was in the grocery store when I spotted a chocolate rabbit that unlocked a cache of memories.
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Archbishop Hartmayer’s Easter greetings
April 19, 2025“May our celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus transform us and renew us,” writes Archbishop Hartmayer in his Easter message to the faithful.
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Archbishop Hartmayer sends prayers to Greek Orthodox community for Solemn Feast of Pascha
April 19, 2025ATLANTA–In a letter to His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer offered prayers and fraternal greetings to the clergy and lay faithful of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta. “My dear brother in Christ, Sevastianos: Peace and All Good! Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! My fraternal greetings and prayers to you, to […]
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Renovations bring Basilica chapel to life
April 18, 2025Once tucked between the altar and the sacristy at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was a small room known by parishioners as the Bishop’s Chapel. After a recent renovation project, it offers a new adoration space for the community.