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‘24 Hours for the Lord’ offers reconciliation March 4-5
March 3, 2016ATLANTA—Following are some of the parishes in the archdiocese offering “24 Hours for the Lord” on Friday, March 4, and Saturday, March 5, as part of the Year of Mercy observances. Pope Francis, in announcing the jubilee year, requested that these two days preceding the Fourth Week of Lent should offer special opportunities for people, […]
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Retiring priest called ‘skilled and generous pastor of souls’
March 3, 2016DECATUR—People from his first parish to the last where he’s been pastor crammed into St. Thomas More Church as Msgr. Paul Fogarty retired after more than 48 years of active priestly life in Georgia. An estimated 700 people came to the Friday night Mass Jan. 29, which was followed by a bountiful reception, affectionate roasts […]
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Deacons from archdiocese view refugee crisis in Greece
March 3, 2016ATLANTA—Refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq are arriving by the thousands daily in the nation of Greece, a country struggling with its own devastated economy. Deacons Steve Swope and Bill Hampton of the Archdiocese of Atlanta are spreading the word about the plight of refugees following a nine-day trip to Greece and Serbia for Catholic […]
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Medical center jobs are breakthrough for young adults with disabilities
March 3, 2016ATLANTA—Ryan Carroll’s favorite place to be is on the job at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. In his power wheelchair, Carroll navigates the hallways of the hospital’s Scottish Rite campus with ease and speed as he delivers lab specimens from the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center to various departments. Carroll, 26, has been a Children’s […]
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‘Risen’ provides ‘unusually effective’ biblical epic
March 3, 2016NEW YORK (CNS)—In days of yore, Hollywood knew how to make Christian themes pay off at the box office. Though the result was not always decorous—risque content in 1932’s “The Sign of the Cross” helped spur the formation of the National Legion of Decency—they were sometimes spectacular. And so there arose the biblical epic, a […]
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Growth in extreme poverty seen to parallel history of 1996 welfare reform law
March 3, 2016LORAIN, Ohio (CNS)—Quinn Washington always considered herself a “worker bee.” A single mother of six, Washington, 32, worked long hours to provide for her kids, taking on overtime most weeks at Invacare, a global health equipment manufacturer in neighboring Elyria. When she gave birth to her now 4-year-old son, she kept maternity leave to a […]
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Catholic Foundation of North Georgia announces 2015 fall grant awards
March 3, 2016ATLANTA—According to Nancy Coveny, executive director, The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 36 grants totaling $85,500 for the 2015 fall grant cycle. These grants will support the Catholic community through a variety of causes within the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The Catholic Foundation attracts, professionally manages, and invests gifts to support the current and long-term […]
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Rwandan priest who survived genocide preaches forgiveness and mercy
March 3, 2016CHAMPION, Wis.— Since 1995, Father Ubald Rugirangoga has been preaching about forgiveness, mercy and reconciliation. The African priest speaks from the heart, having survived the 1994 genocide in his native Rwanda that killed some 800,000 people, including more than 80 members of his family. He will be visiting the Atlanta Archdiocese March 14-15 to celebrate […]
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Hiawassee layman leads mission trips to Uganda
March 3, 2016HIAWASSEE—The missionaries of To the Nations, founded by lay Franciscan Stephen Smith of Hiawassee, practice the corporal works of mercy while serving in Uganda. They shelter the homeless, clothe the naked, visit the sick and those in prison and give drink to the thirsty. In return they have received an immeasurable gift—a lesson on how […]
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Meals for Burkina Faso event at 2016 Eucharistic Congress
March 3, 2016COLLEGE PARK—A Starve Wars meal-packing event will take place Friday, June 3, at the site of the 2016 Eucharistic Congress, the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park. Starve Wars is a collaborative effort by the Office of Life, Dignity and Justice of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Catholic Relief Services, Helping Hands and the people […]