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Scholarship available for National Catholic Youth Choir Camp
January 23, 2019COLLEGEVILLE, Minn.—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta has offered a $250 scholarship toward registration for the National Catholic Youth Choir Camp/Tour July 6-14. The National Catholic Youth Choir (NCYC) is entering its 20th year of celebrating faith, fun and beautiful music in the lives of young choristers from across the nation. NCYC is a nine-day […]
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St. Catherine of Siena Church to host Faith and Love Conference
January 23, 2019KENNESAW—The Faith and Love Conference, set for Saturday, March 30 at St. Catherine of Siena Church, will help Catholics understand the church’s teaching on marriage and human sexuality. The conference runs from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., and will be preceded by Mass at 8:30 a.m. The church is located at 1618 Ben King Road, Kennesaw. Speakers […]
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Catholics remember MLK’s desire to see God’s message lived
January 21, 2019ATLANTA–The Atlanta Catholic community remembered the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a joyful Mass at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Jan. 19, displaying the diversity of believers. The gospel music of the St. Anthony of Padua Church Choir. The lilting sounds of praise from the women of the Cameroonian community […]
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Vatican releases guidelines to help church fight human trafficking
January 17, 2019VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The Vatican has created a set of pastoral guidelines to inspire and improve the church’s work in addressing the crime of human trafficking and the care of its victims worldwide. The Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development released its “Pastoral Orientations on Human Trafficking” Jan. 17 at […]
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Government shutdown won’t deter crowds from marching for life in Washington
January 16, 2019WASHINGTON (CNS)—Neither snow nor sleet—nor partial government shutdown—will keep pro-lifers away from the nation’s capital for the March for Life Jan. 18. If it continues, the shutdown will be almost a month old by then. Daily news reports show the closures of monuments, memorials and the Smithsonian museums in Washington and trash cans overflowing on […] Full Story
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Annual poll shows 75 percent of adults want restrictions on abortion
January 16, 2019WASHINGTON (CNS) — Just in time for the annual March for Life, an annual poll of Americans’ views on abortion shows that 75 percent want “substantial” restrictions on abortion access even as more than half of respondents describe themselves as “pro-choice.” Conducted by the Marist Poll at Marist College, the survey of 1,066 adults Jan. […] Full Story
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Abuse report’s claim of cover-up, mishandling of cases called ‘misleading’
January 15, 2019Peter Steinfels, a former editor of Commonweal, former religion writer for The New York Times and professor emeritus at Fordham University in New York, reviewed the report of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report alleging widespread abuse of hundreds of priests and a coverup by bishops in six dioceses. He found fault with the report and […]
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Judges block expansion of religious exemptions to HHS mandate
January 15, 2019WASHINGTON (CNS)—Two federal judges temporarily blocked the government from putting into effect new rules that would expand the exemption to the federal contraceptive mandate to the Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious employers. The decisions came in cases filed in federal courts in Pennsylvania and California that challenged the expansion, arguing that allowing […]
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KOC Essay winners reflect on family life and faith
January 10, 2019LILBURN—Eighth grade students at St. John Neumann Regional School competed in the 2018-2019 Knights of Columbus Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest. Students were asked to write an essay of 500-750 words, reflecting on the question: “How does your family put its Catholic Faith in Action every day?” Laura Betteker earned the first-place prize, Natasha Kravis earned […] Full Story
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Showing Mercy to Migrants
January 10, 2019Through the years I’ve helped initiate sister parish relationships in countries such as Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and Haiti. The purpose is to recognize our common humanity, nurture relationships, defend human dignity, work for development and to build up the kingdom of God. In one day’s journey, a person awakens to a different language, culture, sounds […]