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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.
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Changing the world demands changing direction, pope writes for Way of Cross
April 18, 2025“Your way, Jesus, is the way of the Beatitudes. It does not crush, but cultivates, repairs and protects,” the pope wrote for the nighttime Way of the Cross ceremony on April 18 in Rome’s Colosseum.
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Read to Succeed, Spring Fling support refugee children in Clarkston
April 18, 2025Catholic Charities Atlanta partnered with President’s Circle and Holy Spirit Church Women’s Club to host a Read to Succeed event and Spring Fling. Children of refugee families living in Clarkston spent the afternoon choosing books, playing with friends and engaging in arts and crafts.
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Georgia lawmakers pass bill protecting those with intellectual disabilities from death penalty
April 17, 2025House Bill 123, a measure to protect vulnerable individuals from the death penalty, passed the Georgia Senate on March 31.
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‘Why them and not me,’ pope asks after Holy Thursday visit to prison
April 17, 2025While he did not celebrate Mass or wash the feet of inmates, Pope Francis made his customary Holy Thursday visit to a detention facility, arriving at Rome’s Regina Coeli jail at about 3 p.m. April 17.
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Holy Spirit Preparatory wind symphony shines at Festival of Gold
April 16, 2025The Holy Spirit Preparatory School wind symphony performed in this year’s Festival of Gold at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The upper school students earned straight gold ratings from a panel of adjudicators with scores 95 and higher.
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Archbishop Hartmayer extends Passover greetings to Atlanta’s Jewish community
April 16, 2025ATLANTA–In an April 10 letter, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., extends Passover greetings to the Jewish community in Atlanta: “My Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Jewish Community: On behalf of the clergy, consecrated religious, and lay faithful of the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, I offer you heartfelt greetings as you celebrate the holy […]
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Following Blessed Carlo Acutis
April 16, 2025Although Blessed Carlo died of leukemia at the age of 15, his short but profound life taught us—young and old—many lessons in holiness.
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On Palm Sunday, recovering pope says to carry the cross with compassion
April 13, 2025Carrying the cross means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at the start of Holy Week. The pope made a surprise appearance at the end of the Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican.
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Young adults explore Catholic fish frys in Atlanta this Lent
April 10, 2025Catholic fish frys have become a staple tradition of the liturgical season in Atlanta. It is more than just a fundraiser meal—it’s a time for community to share in traditions that celebrate the faith.