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COVID-19 is a call to live differently, pope says
April 2, 2020Pope Francis meditated on the meaning of the pandemic and its implications March 27 before raising a monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament and giving an extraordinary blessing “urbi et orbi”
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Mass suspension continues through April 19, school closures extended
March 27, 2020Due to the continued spread of COVID-19 in Georgia, the archdiocese will extend suspension of the Masses through Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19. Catholic school building closings will be extended through Friday, April 17.
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Pope Francis announces extraordinary ‘urbi et orbi’ blessing March 27
March 23, 2020In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said he will give an extraordinary blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world) at 6 p.m. Rome time Friday, March 27.
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Roswell Catholic schools notify communities of a positive COVID-19 case
March 21, 2020Administrators at Queen of Angels School and Blessed Trinity High School notified their respective communities on March 18 and 19 of a positive COVID-19 diagnosis for an elementary school staff member.
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Changes to installation Mass for Archbishop Hartmayer announced
March 20, 2020Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, diocesan administrator for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, announced today that the installation of the new archbishop of Atlanta will take place in a private ceremony.
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A different kind of Lent
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Abate takes vows to the hermitic life
March 19, 2020Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, was celebrant for the profession of vows and investiture for Nicholas Abate to the hermitic life.
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The displaced person
March 19, 2020A friend and I were discussing the state of the world and literature’s relevance to it, when my friend brought up Flannery O’Connor. He said, “if you were to take all of O’Connor’s stories, and compare them side by side, you would find that the constant recurring theme is that of ‘The Displaced Person.’”
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Battling the demons prowling through our lives
March 19, 2020There was an old monk often visited by people seeking spiritual help. One day, someone asked, “Father, how did you learn to pray?”
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Reporting system to record abuse complaints against bishops begins
March 19, 2020A reporting system accepting sexual misconduct allegations against U.S. bishops and eparchs is in place. Called the Catholic Bishops Abuse Reporting Service, or CBAR, the system became operational March 16.