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• Hope Transformed is first ever capital campaign of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia

  October 19, 2018

  CHAMBLEE—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 […] Full Story

• St. Pius X grad professes vows with Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

  October 18, 2018

  HAMDEN, 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 […]

• Georgia Bulletin Executive Editor Mary Anne Castranio dies at 61

  October 18, 2018

  ATLANTA—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 […] Full Story

• St. Mary Magdalene parishioners hold prayer vigil for abuse survivors

  October 18, 2018

  NEWNAN—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 […]

• Legal community prays for peace, justice at annual Red Mass

  October 18, 2018

  ATLANTA—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 […] Full Story

• Pope accepts Cardinal Wuerl’s resignation as Washington archbishop

  October 12, 2018

  VATICAN 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 […]

• Pope names new members, including Atlanta’s archbishop, for Vatican office for laity, family, life

  October 6, 2018

  VATICAN 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 […]

• Catholic Extension director to lecture on changes in Southern church

  October 5, 2018

  ATLANTA—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 […] Full Story

• Catholics invited to hear Mattson testimony on same-sex attraction

  October 5, 2018

  ATLANTA—Author Dan Mattson will present his testimony of struggling with same-sex attraction at several events Oct. 8-12 in the archdiocese. Mattson, author of “Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay: How I Reclaimed My Sexual Reality and Found Peace,” will share how the Catholic Church has loved and accompanied him. The forward of his book is […] Full Story

• Frat house where tragedy struck reborn as faith community for students

  October 4, 2018

  BATON ROUGE, La. (CNS)—Out of the darkness of unspeakable tragedy, a light is rising, spreading a transformation of resurgence and, perhaps most importantly, one of faith. Christ the King Catholic Church in Baton Rouge, through the efforts of pastor Father Andrew Merrick, has transformed a former fraternity house where a college freshman died a year […] Full Story