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Going back to a familiar academic setting
February 8, 2017A number of teachers at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are also alumni of those same schools where they once learned, studied, walked the halls and participated in extracurricular activities. They were promoted from grade to grade until they eventually left, but years later they would return in a new and different capacity […]
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Louisiana Bishop Herzog retires; Coadjutor Bishop Talley succeeds him
February 2, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Ronald P. Herzog of Alexandria, Louisiana. Coadjutor Bishop David P. Talley of Alexandria succeeds him. The changes were announced in Washington Feb. 2 by Archbishop Christopher Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. Bishop Herzog, 74, had headed the 11,108-square-mile diocese in central Louisiana since 2005. […]
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In accused priest killer’s case, bishops urge mercy, reject death penalty
February 2, 2017AUGUSTA, Ga. (CNS)—Saying “justice needs to be tamed by mercy,” Bishop Felipe J. Estevez of St. Augustine, Florida, and two brother bishops called Jan. 31 for the state of Georgia to drop the death penalty in the case of accused priest killer Steven J. Murray. “We have great respect for the legal system and we […] Full Story
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Iraqi patriarch: Fast track for Christian refugees will fuel tensions
January 30, 2017VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Giving priority to Christian refugees for settlement programs would be “a trap” that discriminates and fuels religious tensions in the Middle East, said Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic patriarch. “Every reception policy that discriminates (between) the persecuted and suffering on religious grounds ultimately harms the Christians of the East” and would be “a trap for […] Full Story
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President, vice president of U.S. Catholic bishops defend refugees of all faiths
January 30, 2017WASHINGTON—Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, Texas, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, vice president of the USCCB, issued the following joint statement Jan. 30 regarding the new refugee policy announced by President Trump in an executive order Jan. 27. The executive order suspends the […]
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Key points of Jan. 27, 2017 executive order on refugees, immigrants
January 30, 2017Following are some of the key points of the Jan. 27 executive order: Secretary of Homeland Security ordered to conduct a review to determine what information is needed from any country worldwide to determine if a potential person from that country who seeks to enter the United States for any reason is who they claim […]
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The art of wrestling
January 27, 2017God has blessed a number of professional athletes with great gifts to do some of the most awesome, jaw-dropping things on the court, on the field, on the ice, or in the water. Some are so breathtaking they leave you to wonder, ‘how did they do that?’ Whether you view the images of famous sports […]
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Bishops call on district attorney to remove death penalty from murdered priest’s case
January 27, 2017AUGUSTA—Three Catholic bishops from Florida and Georgia will hold an 11 a.m. joint news conference on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the Richmond County Courthouse in Augusta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of the Diocese of Savannah, and Bishop Felipe J. Estévez of the Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida, are calling […]
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Archbishop’s Annual Appeal funds church’s most essential ministries, programs
January 27, 2017ATLANTA—The theme of the 2017 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, to be officially launched in parishes and missions during commitment weekend Feb. 18-19, is “Love Your Neighbor as Yourself.” Donations made to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal provide funding for the programs, ministries and services of the Catholic Church in north and central Georgia. The goal for this […]
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Trump executive memorandum reinstates ‘Mexico City Policy’ on abortion
January 27, 2017WASHINGTON (CNS)—President Donald J. Trump issued an executive memorandum Jan. 23 reinstating the “Mexico City Policy,” which bans all foreign nongovernmental organizations receiving U.S. funds from performing or promoting abortion as a method of family planning in other countries. The action was hailed by pro-life leaders. Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of […]