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Pope names papal nuncio to Mexico to be new nuncio to the United States
April 14, 2016WASHINGTON (CNS)—Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to Mexico since 2007, to be the new apostolic nuncio to the United States. He succeeds Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, who has held the post since 2011. Archbishop Vigano turned 75 in January, the age at which canon law requires bishops to turn their resignation […]
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Sister M. Sponsa Beltran, OSF, missionary to Liberia, dies
April 14, 2016READING, Pa.—Sister Sponsa Beltran, OSF, died peacefully on April 6 at St. Joseph’s Villa, Reading, Pennsylvania. She was 91. The oldest of eight children of Helen and Joseph Beltran, Sister Sponsa was the sister of the late Father Joseph Beltran of the Atlanta Archdiocese and Archbishop Eusebius J. Beltran, archbishop emeritus of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. […]
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Brian Marks returns to Blessed Trinity as principal July 1
April 14, 2016ROSWELL—A veteran administrator of Blessed Trinity High School is returning as its new principal. Brian Marks, who spent 13 years serving as assistant principal at the Roswell high school, begins in the new position July 1. He succeeds Frank Moore, the only principal the school community has known since its doors opened 16 years ago. […]
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Archdiocese responds to victims group’s protest
April 14, 2016ATLANTA—A small group of members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) held signs as part of a press conference outside the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, April 4. The group asked that the Archdiocese of Atlanta publish on its website a list of those priests, deacons and religious who were […]
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Divine Mercy Sunday marked with bilingual Mass, veneration of relics
April 14, 2016LAWRENCEVILLE—The Polish community of St. Marguerite d’Youville Church, along with other members of the parish and the archdiocese, celebrated Divine Mercy Sunday April 3 with Mass, the Divine Mercy chaplet, veneration of relics of St. John Paul II, St. Faustina and Blessed Mother Teresa, and a documentary on the history of the original image of […]
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Deacon J. Eugene Whitmeyer dies
April 14, 2016LILBURN—Deacon J. Eugene Whitmeyer of Lilburn died March 20. He was 83. Deacon Whitmeyer was a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War. He was a graduate of Kent State University in Ohio and became an architect design engineer. Deacon Whitmeyer was ordained to the permanent diaconate for the Archdiocese of Atlanta on […]
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New program to fight abuse of vulnerable people underway in archdiocese
April 14, 2016SMYRNA—Thousands of teachers, clergy, religious women and men, parish staff and volunteers and employees of the Atlanta Archdiocese will be trained under a new program to prevent and combat child abuse. A national program is being rolled out in the 69-county archdiocese to ensure adults can identify and report abuse of children and vulnerable people, […]
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Christ Child Society of Atlanta presents Red Wagon event
April 14, 2016ATLANTA—The Christ Child Society of Atlanta will present “I Don’t Have a Thing to Wear!” as its spring luncheon and fundraiser Saturday, April 30. The event will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel Buckhead. Jackie Walker, “Doctor of Closetology,” is making a house call to Atlanta. Walker, the bestselling author of the book, “I Don’t […]
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Cathedral homily traces recent popes’ great emphasis on God’s mercy
April 14, 2016ATLANTA—Eucharistic exposition and Benediction for Divine Mercy Sunday were presented at the Cathedral of Christ the King April 3 by Deacon Gerald Zukauckas, spiritual director of the Divine Mercy Apostolate. The celebration began after the 7:15 p.m. Mass and was in conjunction with the Divine Mercy celebration held earlier that day at St. Marguerite d’Youville […]
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Pope asks for new Catholic institutions of mercy, charity
April 14, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis asked Catholic dioceses around the world to set up a permanent memorial of the Year of Mercy by establishing a hospital, home for the aged or school in an under-served area. Celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday with an evening prayer vigil April 2 and a morning Mass April 3, the pope said […]