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Cathedral to hold All Souls’ Day Requiem
October 19, 2018ATLANTA—The feast of All Souls is Nov. 2, and November is a month traditionally dedicated to remembering our ancestors and loved ones who have died. The Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, will offer its moving remembrance of All Souls in a special liturgy. On Friday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m., […]
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‘Watering down’ church teaching won’t attract young people, cardinal says
October 19, 2018VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Just because some young people disagree with Catholic moral teaching, including in the area of sexuality, does not mean the church’s teachings are unclear or should change, Cardinal Robert Sarah told the Synod of Bishops. The church and its pastors should “courageously propose the Christian ideal corresponding to Catholic moral doctrine and not […]
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Hope Transformed is first ever capital campaign of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia
October 19, 2018CHAMBLEE—St. Vincent de Paul Georgia is kick-starting the first capital campaign in its 115-year history, aimed at doubling in size its local food market and creating a safety-net pharmacy to help low-income clients. The Catholic human service agency hopes to raise some $6.5 million as it now prepares for the public phase of fundraising. More […]
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St. Pius X grad professes vows with Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
October 18, 2018HAMDEN, Conn.—On Saturday, Aug. 4, Sister Kathryn Press, ASCJ, professed perpetual vows during a eucharistic liturgy at Mount Sacred Heart, the provincial house of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Hamden, Connecticut. Sister Kathryn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Press of Atlanta, is a former parishioner of St. Jude the Apostle […] Full Story
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Georgia Bulletin Executive Editor Mary Anne Castranio dies at 61
October 18, 2018ATLANTA—One of Mary Anne Castranio’s biggest joys came only after facing her fears. Castranio hated to fly but still boarded an airplane for a life-altering trip in June 1998. Then in her early 40s, she traveled to China to be united with her daughter, Amy, whom she adopted. Marking the 20th anniversary of the adoption […]
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St. Mary Magdalene parishioners hold prayer vigil for abuse survivors
October 18, 2018NEWNAN—As the sun set on Oct. 1, a group of nearly 30 parishioners gathered at St. Mary Magdalene Church to pray for survivors of sexual abuse. The Newnan parish held a candlelight vigil in its Garden of Our Lady as day turned to night to offer support for victims of abuse. Father Terry Crone, pastor […]
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Legal community prays for peace, justice at annual Red Mass
October 18, 2018ATLANTA—The St. Thomas More Society’s annual Red Mass, celebrated Oct. 11, signifies the beginning of a judicial calendar year. Judges, attorneys and others who administer justice came together for the Red Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Atlanta. Members of the clergy wore red vestments, traditionally signifying the outpouring of the […]
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Pope accepts Cardinal Wuerl’s resignation as Washington archbishop
October 12, 2018VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl as archbishop of Washington but did not name a successor. When the pope’s decision was announced Oct. 12, the Archdiocese of Washington released a letter from Pope Francis to the cardinal, making clear his support for Cardinal Wuerl’s ministry and leadership, but […]
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Pope names new members, including Atlanta’s archbishop, for Vatican office for laity, family, life
October 6, 2018VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Less than five months after updating the statutes of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, Pope Francis named a new slate of members of the Vatican office, including U.S. law professor Helen Alvare, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta and Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec. The Vatican announced the new members […]
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Catholic Extension director to lecture on changes in Southern church
October 5, 2018ATLANTA—Catholic Studies at Emory’s Candler School of Theology and the Aquinas Center of Theology will present a lecture by Tim Muldoon, Ph.D., director of mission education for Catholic Extension, on Thursday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. The talk is entitled, “The New Center in the Catholic Church: Catholic Extension and the Changing Face of the […]