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Lenten events mark season of prayer
March 11, 2024Parishes within the Archdiocese of Atlanta have shared their Lenten missions and fish fry dinners to be held during the 40-day liturgical season.
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Nuncio shares pope’s vision of a listening church at Divine Mercy Mission
March 8, 2024An expectant crowd gathered Feb. 19 at Divine Mercy Mission to hear the message of Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, on “The Vision of Pope Francis for a Synodal Church.” The Spanish-language program was organized by the Aquinas Center of Theology.
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A rededication to Irish history at Oakland Cemetery
March 8, 2024The Hibernian Benevolent Society recently rededicated its parcel at Atlanta’s historic Oakland Cemetery. A new statue of St. Patrick overlooks the redesigned space with pavers and two dozen niches for cremains.
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Cardinal Pierre encourages believers to leave ‘comfort zones’ to share Gospel
March 8, 2024Pope Francis’ ambassador to the United States, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, spent his two-day visit to Atlanta offering encouragement for the ongoing Synod on Synodality. Speaking at Emory University, Cardinal Pierre said changes in the culture and society represent an opportunity to welcome an “apostolic age” in living the faith.
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Are you entitled or blessed?
March 7, 2024There are some in the world who feel “entitled,” as if the world owes them something, but live in perpetual dissatisfaction and have no peace. There are others in the world who feel “blessed,” as if God has showered his grace upon them.
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Msgr. Henry Gracz leaves legacy of inclusive faith and love at Shrine
March 7, 2024The Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where Msgr. Henry Gracz offered hospitality emphasizing “a place in God’s church for everyone,” was filled to overflowing for his funeral on Feb. 24.
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Archbishop Hartmayer asks for clemency for death row inmate Willie Pye
March 7, 2024On March 7, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., wrote to the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles to ask for clemency for death row inmate Willie James Pye.
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Experiencing God today
March 7, 2024We want God. We truly want God; each one of us. The need for God is the most profound human need.
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From the Archives: The nuncio’s role
March 7, 2024Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, paid a visit to Emory University in Atlanta in February. Overall, there have been 10 men to serve in this role since the formation of the Diocese of Atlanta in 1956, but not all have technically been nuncios.
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Pope, still recovering from illness, urges the prideful not to judge
March 6, 2024Pope Francis urged prideful people to recall one of Jesus’ moral commandments to “never judge.” The sin of pride “ruins human relationships” the pope wrote in the catechesis for his general audience in St. Peter’s Square March 6.