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Active duty military personnel, veterans invited to support Starve Wars
April 3, 2019COLLEGE PARK—With their experiences of service and putting the needs of others in front of their own, veterans, active duty military and those who support them are invited to gather together at the start of the 2019 Eucharistic Congress on Friday, June 21. The Starve Wars campaign will kick off this year with a chance […]
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Atlanta pilgrims prepare to walk with Jesus this Holy Week
April 3, 2019ATLANTA—Parishes and communities plan for Holy Week observances as Lent passes its halfway mark. From a trek up Stone Mountain to a ramble through the streets of Atlanta and a Passion play in a Gainesville park, believers can immerse themselves in different styles of the Way of the Cross. For years, Lorena Marceleno has portrayed […]
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St. Pius X outscores Marist in rival game
April 3, 2019ATLANTA—The St. Pius X High School and Marist School girls’ soccer teams are quite familiar with each other. They have faced off in the last four state soccer championship matches. St. Pius X held the crown 2015-2017. Marist is the current defending state champion after defeating St. Pius 2-1 in 2018. In their last eight […]
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Prince of Peace Columbiettes to host Catholic author
April 3, 2019FLOWERY BRANCH—The Columbiettes of Prince of Peace Church will have a ladies luncheon on Saturday, April 27 with author Maria Morera Johnson as guest speaker. The lunch will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the church, 6439 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. Morera Johnson’s book, “Super Girls and Halos,” won a 2018 Catholic Press Association […]
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Blessed Trinity’s lacrosse team loses first game of season
April 3, 2019ROSWELL—The Blessed Trinity High School girls’ lacrosse team, the Class 5A defending state champions, entered the March 27 match against Milton’s Cambridge High School with a record of nine wins and one tie. When it was all over, however, Blessed Trinity went down in defeat 17-13. Cambridge has won the last three meetings between the […]
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Our Lady of Mercy shut out at home soccer match
April 3, 2019FAYETTEVILLE—The Our Lady of Mercy High School girls’ soccer team was shut out at home during its March 27 match against Atlanta Classical Academy. Our Lady of Mercy held their opponents to one goal in the first half, but Atlanta Classical Academy scored four goals in the second half to secure a 5-0 victory. First […]
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Tennessee volunteer encourages Catholics to attend Eucharistic Congress
April 3, 2019COLLEGE PARK—Those who have attended the Atlanta Eucharistic Congress within the last few years may have seen Ronald Lapierre, 53, walking with Jesus during the eucharistic procession or helping kids during the children’s track. Maybe he pointed you in the right direction if you lost your way or told a joke that brought a smile. […]
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Papal document addresses challenges of evangelizing in the digital age
April 3, 2019VATICAN CITY (CNS)—While digital communications and social media can be used as a tool of evangelization and a place of dialogue with others, they also can be lonely environments where young people fall prey to humanity’s worst vices, Pope Francis wrote. In his new apostolic exhortation to young people, “Christus Vivit” (“Christ Lives”), the pope […]
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Georgia house passes fetal heartbeat bill; legal challenges to follow
April 3, 2019WASHINGTON (CNS)—Georgia has just added itself to the list of states that aim to protect unborn life once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The Georgia House of Representatives March 29 passed H.B. 481, entitled the “Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act.” The House, which has remained under Republican control since 2010, got the bill […]
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‘Spiritual combat’ must be part of fight against sex abuse, pope says
April 1, 2019ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO ROME (CNS) — To fight clerical sexual abuse, the Catholic Church must have clear laws and procedures, but it also must engage in “spiritual combat,” because it is obvious the devil is at work, Pope Francis said. After the Vatican summit on abuse in February, the pope said, he read […]