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Polish community grieves loss of couple vital to Catholic apostolate
February 19, 2016LAWRENCEVILLE—After immigrating to the United States from Poland in the mid-1980s, Dr. Krzysztof Krawczyński and his wife, Dr. Elżbieta Gürtler-Krawczyńska, excelled in medical research careers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University in Atlanta. They brought that same passion, dedication and depth to the Polish community in Georgia, including fostering the […]
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Atlanta diaconate community grows as eight are ordained
February 19, 2016ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta’s eight new deacons will serve the elderly, the homeless, in hospitals, prisons and other ministries with the ultimate aim of making disciples of all nations. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the Mass of ordination to the permanent diaconate Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. The […]
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Meet the permanent deacons ordained Feb. 6
February 19, 2016ATLANTA–An introduction to the eight men who were ordained to the permanent diaconate for the Atlanta Archdiocese on Feb. 6: David A. Barron Age: 54, born June 20, 1961, in Evansville, Indiana. Married to Michelle for 24 years, with son, John, and daughter, Haille. Assigned to Holy Family Church, Marietta. Education: University of Evansville, Indiana, […]
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‘The Catholic Cast’ takes faith to online audience as podcasting grows
February 19, 2016ATLANTA—Their studio is a converted bedroom where family photos hang on the walls. The family black Lab, Kelly, chews a bone nearby. The three friends who make up “The Catholic Cast,” Brent Masters and John and Amber Lynch, lean into their microphones to talk about the often-heard complaint: Mass is boring. The trio shares six […]
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Building walls to keep immigrants out is not Christian, pope says
February 19, 2016ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MEXICO (CNS)—As the plane carrying him back to Rome from Mexico was flying over Texas, Pope Francis insisted building walls to keep immigrants out of one’s country is un-Christian. Holding his customary in-flight news conference Feb. 17 after a six-day trip that ended at the Mexico-U.S. border, Pope Francis was […]
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Curb on some death penalty cases motivates Catholics at Capitol
February 19, 2016ATLANTA—In a basement room of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta, advocates gathered for prayer and a legislative briefing Feb. 4 to begin Catholic Day at the Capitol. More than 50 people participated in this year’s program to meet with lawmakers who represent them in the Georgia General Assembly and to learn more […]
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A brotherly embrace brings pope and Russian patriarch together
February 19, 2016HAVANA (CNS)—At long last, Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow embraced, kissing each other three times. “Finally,” the pope told the patriarch Feb. 12 as they met in a lounge at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport. “We are brothers,” he told the patriarch. Amid the clicking of cameras and multiple flashes, Patriarch […]
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Pope Francis tells Mexican bishops be unified, speak out on tough issues
February 19, 2016MEXICO CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis demanded forceful denunciations of drug violence in Mexico from the country’s bishops, who have preferred timid pronouncements instead of speaking prophetically on a tragedy that has claimed more than 100,000 lives over the past 10 years and left another 25,000 Mexicans missing. Speaking Feb. 13 to an audience of bishops in […]
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Next at St. Thomas More: ‘Empty Bowls’ dinner
February 19, 2016DECATUR—The third annual St. Thomas More School Empty Bowls Project will be held on Thursday, Feb. 25, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The dinner program will be in Mulhern Hall, located at 630 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur. The Empty Bowls Project is a grassroots initiative to bring awareness to the fight against hunger […]
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Drexel alumni celebrate historic anniversary in Atlanta
February 19, 2016ATLANTA—Fifty-five years ago, at the height of the American civil rights movement, dozens of African-American families partnered with the Archdiocese of Atlanta to establish the city’s only black Catholic high school, Drexel Catholic High. Drexel High operated between 1961 and 1967. Located on wooded grounds on Harwell Road in Atlanta’s historic Collier Heights, it offered […]