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Georgia Bulletin, communications staff earn 26 Catholic Press awards
June 28, 2019The Georgia Bulletin and the Office of Communications for the Archdiocese of Atlanta received a total of 26 Catholic Press awards for work done in 2018 at this year’s Catholic Media Conference.
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Love and devotion of Father Richard Morrow remembered
June 27, 2019Men and women filled the Cathedral of Christ the King to say farewell to Father Richard Morrow, the longest-serving priest in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. His funeral Mass was Tuesday, June 25.
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Christian community a place of welcome, solidarity, pope says
June 26, 2019To be part of a Christian community is to belong to a group of believers who shun selfishness and give witness to God’s love by loving and caring for one another, Pope Francis said at his June 26 general audience.
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Birthright celebrates 50 years of spreading love at Atlanta convention
June 24, 2019Nearly 200 people gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Birthright in the United States June 7-9 in Atlanta.
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From the Klan to the Kennedys, Atlanta priest saw a lot during his 64 years.
June 19, 2019A native of Connecticut, Father Richard Morrow never wanted to be a parish priest in Catholic rich New England. He desired to serve as a priest where the faithful were few in number and priests could be creative in their outreach and ministry.
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Father Richard B. Morrow, archdiocesan priest, dies June 15
June 18, 2019Father Richard Byrne Morrow of Atlanta died Saturday, June 15. He was 89 years old. Father Morrow was one of the longest-serving priests in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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Bishops’ actions at spring meeting called a ‘work in progress’
June 17, 2019The gathering of U.S. bishops June 11-13 in Baltimore was anything but business as usual. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, said this meeting had a “sense of urgency” and momentum to it, both in the smaller group gatherings and when the bishops were all together.
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‘Jesus, Walk with Us’ theme of annual Catechist Conference
June 13, 2019The Atlanta Catechist Conference is an annual gathering of volunteer catechists, core teams, parish catechetical leaders, youth ministers, RCIA teams and Catholic school teachers. The theme of this year’s Aug. 17 conference is “Jesus, Walk with Us.”
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Catholic comedians share the gift of laughter
June 13, 2019Popular culture and mass media are full of Catholic comedians, many still practice the faith, or at least acknowledge it with respect. None of these comedians, like none of us, are perfect. Perhaps that’s why Catholics make such good comics; we know what it is to sin and therefore rejoice more in our redemption.
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A call to action: Pray for the deaf ministry
June 13, 2019The common thread among almost every deaf Catholic is the perspective of growing up deaf in a hearing church. “We always went to Mass, but I didn’t understand anything,” is a commonly expressed feeling. Approximately 90 percent of adult deaf Catholics do not attend Mass due to lack of access.