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Priest says Egypt’s Christians feel they could be martyrs at any time
June 1, 2017CAIRO (CNS)—Christians in Egypt “are getting to this idea that we could be a martyr at any moment,” the spokesman for the nation’s Catholic bishops told Catholic News Service. The spokesman, Father Rafic Greiche, also lamented the number of children killed in an attack on a bus carrying Coptic Orthodox Christians to St. Samuel Monastery […]
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Oregon Catholic father of four killed trying to protect fellow passengers
June 1, 2017PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS)—On a crowded Portland commuter train May 26, a selfless Catholic father of four stepped forward to calm a tense situation. He was that kind of guy. Rick Best defended two women being accosted by a passenger yelling hate speech about Muslims and other groups. Best, a 53-year-old member of Christ the King […]
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Pope, President Trump speak of hopes for peace
June 1, 2017VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump spent 30 minutes speaking privately in the library of the Apostolic Palace May 24, and as the president left, he told the pope, “I won’t forget what you said.” The atmosphere at the beginning was formal and a bit stiff. However, the mood lightened when Pope […]
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Pope: Jesus walks with those discouraged, with bowed heads
June 1, 2017VATICAN CITY (CNS)—If it seems hard to find God in this world, it is because he chooses to be with the defeated and dejected and in places where most people are loath to go, Pope Francis said. “God does not like to be loved the way a warlord would like, dragging his people to victory, […]
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Four ordained as transitional deacons
June 1, 2017ATLANTA—Thunderous applause echoed off the stone walls of the Cathedral of Christ the King as four men presented themselves to be ordained as transitional deacons, a milestone toward serving as Catholic priests. As the men lay face down on the stone floor, friends and family filling the Gothic church’s wooden pews asked the saints to […]
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Innovative program funds buildings for rapidly growing churches
June 1, 2017ATLANTA—Making room for everyone at the Lord’s table is the spirit behind a focused new program in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The Special Projects Program is funding the expansion of basic worship and religious education space in a few uniquely challenged parishes whose churches cannot hold all those coming for Mass or faith education. The […]
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St. Bernadette breaks ground for much-needed church building
June 1, 2017CEDARTOWN—Parishioners of St. Bernadette Church welcomed Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory for the groundbreaking on a new church building Sunday, May 7, celebrating with a festival-like event. Families tailgated in the 13-acre pasture next to the Second Baptist Church on Evergreen Lane, site of the proposed building to be backed through special projects funding of the […]
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Ministry in women’s prison in Alto leads five to seek confirmation
June 1, 2017ALTO—Five inmates of Arrendale State Prison for women in rural Habersham County were confirmed in the Catholic Church May 2, receiving the sacrament in the prison. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the Tuesday evening Mass with 22 inmates and volunteers from the St. Joseph Cafasso Prison Ministries and Deacon Richard Tolcher, director of the archdiocesan […]
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Catholic advocates for immigrants assess how to win allies, combat fear
June 1, 2017ATLANTA—Frances McBrayer used to be able to focus on ensuring that refugees had an apartment to live in, the weary travelers were picked up at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and had jobs lined up to integrate families who had spent years in desolate camps into the Atlanta community. Her work would accompany families of refugees […]
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Msgr. Herbert, Father Kane remembered in joint funeral Mass in Atlanta
June 1, 2017ATLANTA—Two sons of Ireland were remembered with prayers at the Cathedral of Christ the King where a Book of the Gospels rested on each of their wooden caskets, to the left and to the right of the center aisle. Msgr. Leo P. Herbert and Father Terence “Terry” A. Kane came to the then-mission territory of […]