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• Next Encuentro phase is action by parishes, dioceses on ideas, priorities

  October 4, 2018

  WASHINGTON (CNS)— Fifth National Encuentro participants returned to their dioceses and parishes with many challenges and hopes. Among them, they were called to share their gifts and reach out across race and language barriers in their own parish and diocesan communities; at the same time, they also urged the rest of non-Hispanic Catholics to recognize […]

• Pilgrimage to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe set for March 2019

  October 4, 2018

  ATLANTA—Msgr. Dan Stack, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Alpharetta, will lead a five-day pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City March 1-5, 2019. The Georgia Bulletin is sponsoring this pilgrimage next spring. Reservations are now being accepted. Msgr. Stack, who is bilingual, invites pilgrims to join him in […]

• Cardinal delivers strong message on suffering of Christians worldwide

  October 4, 2018

  ATLANTA—The clergy sex abuse crisis rocking the church and its resolution “must be placed at the top of the agenda of the church” said a Vatican leader during a visit to Emory University on Sept. 18. In his hourlong lecture at the university, Cardinal Kurt Koch, the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian […]

• ‘Repairing The World’ promotes Catholic, Jewish relations

  October 4, 2018

  ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta and American Jewish Committee (AJC) Atlanta Regional Office will host a community discussion, “Repairing the World: Finding Unity in Our Diversity.” The free program will be Thursday, Oct. 25, at Holy Spirit Church, 4465 Northside Drive, NW, Atlanta. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. A reception will be at 6 p.m., followed […]

• St. Philip Benizi to hold Nigerian Day celebration

  October 4, 2018

  JONESBORO—A Nigerian Day celebration, honoring Nigeria’s independence day and featuring food, cultural dance and music, and more, will be held Sunday, Oct. 7, at St. Philip Benizi Church, 591 Flint River Road, Jonesboro. The Nigerian community will celebrate Mass at 10:45 a.m. The event will follow and will include authentic cuisine, drinks, a choir performance […] Full Story

• Blessed Trinity admits fourth group of former student athletes into Hall of Fame

  October 4, 2018

  ROSWELL—On Friday, Sept. 21, Blessed Trinity High School inducted its fourth group into the school’s athletic Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees are Jessica McAlvany, Amber Hamilton Cerone and Harris Howard. All three are members of the school’s class of 2008. Jessica McAlvany had an outstanding volleyball career at Blessed Trinity as an outside hitter. […]

• Catholic-Orthodox Ecumenical Gathering set

  October 4, 2018

  ATLANTA—The Catholic-Orthodox Ecumenical Gathering will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta. A reception will follow in Kenny Hall. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and His Eminence Alexios, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Atlanta, will officiate. The keynote speaker will be Phillip M. […]

• Cancer home auxiliary to hold fundraiser auction, luncheon Oct. 20

  October 4, 2018

  ROSWELL—The annual Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home luncheon and auction will be held Saturday, Oct. 20, at St. Peter Chanel Church, 1330 Woodstock Road, Roswell. The luncheon will be at 11 a.m. in McNamee Hall. The members of the auxiliary for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home provide this event each year as a […]

• Church plans third-party abuse reporting system, code of conduct

  September 27, 2018

  WASHINGTON (CNS)—Pledging to “heal and protect with every bit of the strength God provides us,” the U.S. bishops’ Administrative Committee Sept. 19 outlined actions to address the abuse crisis, including approving the establishment of a third-party confidential reporting system for claims of any abuse by bishops. It also instructed the U.S. bishops’ canonical affairs committee […] Full Story | En Español

• Our Lady of Victory School celebrates new school year with priests

  September 21, 2018

  TYRONE—Our Lady of Victory School opened the school year by inviting clergy from multiple parishes to join with the students, who hail from many parishes in the southern part of the Atlanta Archdiocese. Pastors from Holy Trinity Church, Peachtree City; St. Matthew Church, Tyrone; and St. Philip Benizi, Jonesboro, came on the first day to […] Full Story