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Hearts full of prayer remind school to work for peace
September 21, 2017HAPEVILLE—Students and teachers at St. John the Evangelist School, Hapeville, shared from the heart their desires for peace. On Friday, Sept. 8, the school community gathered for weekly Mass. After the liturgy, school members each wrote a prayer for peace on a note and then placed it on oversized heart. The notes filled up three […] Full Story
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Catholic school students help peers who go hungry
September 21, 2017TYRONE—Students at Our Lady of Victory School, Tyrone, recently participated in the Be Joy Food Drive. Many school children face hunger and rely on schools to provide meals. The Be Joy Food Drive helps local food organizations prepare and deliver backpacks filled with food each week to help feed these children on the weekends. The […]
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Blessed Trinity gets a 9/11 memorial, created with love by two sisters
September 21, 2017ROSWELL—Kathleen and Ryan O’Donnell, students at Blessed Trinity High School, noticed in the fall of 2015 that their Roswell school did not have a public memorial, like other local schools, recalling the 9/11 tragedy. The sisters instead would ask their mom and dad to drive by other local memorials to pay respect to the victims […] Full Story
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Atlanta Carmelites celebrate a new lay community
September 21, 2017LAWRENCEVILLE—The Secular Discalced Carmelite Community of St. Therese, the Little Flower, in Lawrenceville, was recently granted official status by the Vatican. The group was officially declared a canonical community Aug. 12. The members of St. Therese the Little Flower started their community on March 5, 2002, with 16 people who met in the back of […] Full Story
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ACCR Conference attendees to reflect upon Fatima anniversary
September 21, 2017ATLANTA—The Atlanta Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference, to be held Oct. 13-14, will mark the 100th anniversary of the “Miracle of the Sun” of Fatima. The conference will be at the Atlanta Airport Renaissance Concourse Hotel, 1 Hartsfield Center Parkway in Atlanta. Hundreds of Catholics from the archdiocese as well as the Southeast will gather for […]
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Giving Day campaign to last 24 hours on #GivingTuesday, Nov. 28
September 21, 2017ATLANTA—The Atlanta Catholic community is being encouraged to participate in the third annual #iGiveCatholic Giving Day on Tuesday, Nov. 28, also known as #GivingTuesday, a global day devoted to giving. The kickoff for #iGiveCatholic will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m. at the Chancery, 2401 Lake Park Drive, SE, Smyrna. Archbishop Wilton […]
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Bishop Zarama pledges to be close to parishioners at N.C. installation Mass
September 7, 2017RALEIGH, N.C. (CNS)—For nearly four minutes, the faithful shared heartfelt applause. Bishop Luis R. Zarama walked through much of Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral holding an apostolic letter signed by Pope Francis. The message, conveyed by the traditions and words of the installation Mass, was clear. Bishop Zarama was the shepherd. Those present were his […]
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Bishop Zarama travels to Raleigh with message of God’s love
September 7, 2017ATLANTA—In an interview before he left the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Bishop Luis R. Zarama smilingly acknowledged that every step forward in his priesthood—from pastor to vicar general to auxiliary bishop of Atlanta and now to bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina—has been “a surprise” and a significant new challenge. Each time “I never expected it and […]
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Georgia priests bid Bishop Zarama a fond farewell
September 7, 2017ATLANTA—Bishop Luis R. Zarama spoke from the pulpit of the Cathedral of Christ the King as he said farewell to the community of priests and faithful in the Archdiocese of Atlanta before leaving to become the bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina. “I’m leaving Atlanta but not my heart. I am leaving Atlanta and you are […]
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‘Authentic shepherd’ built bridges within the Atlanta community
September 7, 2017ATLANTA—As Bishop Luis R. Zarama begins leading the Diocese of Raleigh, N.C., Hispanic clergy and other leaders of the Archdiocese of Atlanta praised his pastoral legacy as an authentic shepherd who shared God’s love with the people and built bridges of unity with the Latino community. A native of Pasto, Colombia, Bishop Zarama was ordained […]