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Doors close for the last time at St. Joseph’s Prince Avenue church
March 9, 2017ATHENS—Josephine Strickland was baptized in 1932 at St. Joseph Church. The fifth generation of her family to worship there, she had the task of ceremoniously closing its 1912 doors with a timeworn padlock. “I thought of all the things that happened here. I’m going to miss it. It will always be special to me,” said […]
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Fatima statue offers holy message on local tour
March 9, 2017ATLANTA—Seven local parishes hosted the Fatima Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace Feb. 27-March 4 with hundreds turning out to see the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima. The event was part of an historic two-year tour of America to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions in Fatima, Portugal. The tour […]
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Insights into Divine Mercy shared at All Saints
March 9, 2017DUNWOODY—“Divine Mercy: Hope in Troubled Times” was the subject of a talk by Father Kevin Peek at All Saints Church on Monday, Feb. 27. Nearly 200 people heard Father Peek tell of the help and hope promised to today’s troubled society by Christ’s Divine Mercy. Father Peek spoke about St. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun, […]
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Catholics advocate for legislation on scholarships, sex trafficking, death penalty
March 9, 2017ATLANTA—More than 75 Catholics took to the marble hallways of the state Capitol for a day of advocacy Feb. 21. Catholic Day at the Capitol is an annual event of the Georgia Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the dioceses of Atlanta and Savannah. The day promotes faith in action during the state’s legislative […]
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Women, youth of the year honored at AACCW Recognition Day Mass
March 9, 2017ATLANTA—The Recognition Day Mass sponsored by the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women recently brought together some 55 women and 52 young people to honor them for their work and accomplishments for the Catholic community. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated Mass at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, on Saturday, Feb. 25. Priests and deacons of the […]
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Archdiocese joyful as 1,886 people prepare to enter Church at Easter
March 9, 2017ATLANTA—The Georgia World Congress Center was the scene of great celebration March 5 as 1,886 people declared their intent to join the Catholic Church this Easter. The Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion, held on the first Sunday of Lent, welcomed candidates and catechumens, joined by their sponsors and supporters, from parishes across […]
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St. Pius X students join together to fight hunger
March 9, 2017ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School has a service requirement asked of each student, a program the school calls the Works of Mercy. Each year, every student must complete at least five service projects, three of which need to be corporal works of mercy as given by Christ in Matthew 25. Typically, service opportunities are offered […]
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Pipes and drums are more than March music for McPhees
March 9, 2017JACKSON—As a kid, Richard McPhee played the clarinet. But when his firefighter father asked for “Amazing Grace” at his funeral with the skirl of the pipes, McPhee pledged to his father, he’d take care of it. Now the family does not take a trip without the bagpipes. From national parks and Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii […]
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Lent breathes life into world asphyxiated by sin, pope says
March 9, 2017ROME (CNS)—Lent is a time to receive God’s breath of life, a breath that saves humanity from suffocating under the weight of selfishness, indifference and piety devoid of sincerity, Pope Francis said. “Lent is the time to say no to the asphyxia born of relationships that exclude, that try to find God while avoiding the […]
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Father O’Reilly remembrance will be March 10
March 9, 2017ATLANTA—A Mass and reception at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Friday, March 10, and a wreath-laying on City Hall grounds afterward will honor the memory of the Civil War Irish pastor of the Shrine, Father Thomas O’Reilly. The priest is credited with protecting five churches and several civic buildings from destruction as Atlanta […]