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Atlanta residents join Order of Malta
October 20, 2016ATLANTA—Three women and one man from the Atlanta Archdiocese joined the Catholic lay religious Order of Malta, Saturday, Oct. 15, at St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Washington, D.C. Jackie Bohling, Teresa Claugus, Susan Janetta and Neil Johnson, all of Atlanta, completed more than a year of formation, which included prayer, religious retreat, education about the order and […]
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State Department official sees positive mix of religion and politics
October 7, 2016WASHINGTON (CNS)—Although religion and politics can be a volatile mix, they also can be a force for good, said a U.S. State Department official. For the past three years, Shaun Casey has been the U.S. special representative for religion and global affairs, a new office when he was appointed. It now has a staff of […]
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Hurricane Matthew tears through Haiti as aid workers prepare to respond
October 6, 2016WASHINGTON (CNS)—Wind-whipped rains from Hurricane Matthew shattered Haiti’s southwest peninsula, downing trees, ripping open makeshift wooden homes and causing widespread flooding Oct. 4 as aid workers waited for the storm to subside before mobilizing. The city of Les Cayes and coastal towns and villages in South Department were experiencing the most destruction as the storm […]
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Mercy in Action: Once a week, people don’t have to worry about hunger
October 6, 2016ATLANTA—Johanna Baldwin scooped the ladle deep into the generous pot of soup sitting in her car trunk, pulling up vegetables, pork and chicken. Waiting men and women cradled the cup of soup, accepting a bag of yellow rice and bread to go with it. The parishioner of St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Smyrna, greeted people […]
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Religious in Atlanta inspired Sister Sharon Euart’s Mercy vocation
October 6, 2016ATLANTA—Sister Sharon Euart served for over a decade as the first female associate general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, opening doors for women in church leadership. Her pioneering started young in Atlanta when she was a member of the first four-year graduating class of St. Pius X High School. Now 72, the […]
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Atlantan among sisters sent to Ireland to evangelize
October 6, 2016ATLANTA—Three sisters from the U.S. Province of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, including Atlanta native Sister Kathryn Press, began mission work in Ireland in early September. Sister Kathryn is working in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore with Sister John Catherine Coleman and Sister Colleen Mattingly. The sisters will serve in this […]
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Sister of Mercy takes first vows
October 6, 2016NEW ORLEANS—Sister Phuong Mai Dong made her first profession of vows as a Sister of Mercy on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Loyola University’s Ignatius Chapel in New Orleans with about 100 sisters, family members and friends attending. The ceremony took place in both English and Vietnamese, including a song presented by Sisters of the Holy […] Full Story
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North, Northwest Metro Deaneries mark decade of catechist conferences
October 6, 2016ATLANTA—More than 600 catechists representing 40 churches attended the 10th annual North and Northwest Metro Deanery Catechist Conference at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Atlanta Aug. 20. “Prayer: The Faith Prayed” was the theme for the conference, with workshops offered to nurture catechists in their own faith and to prepare them to teach others […]
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2 schools—St. Thomas More and St. Joseph—earn Blue Ribbon status again
October 6, 2016ATLANTA—It’s all things blue for archdiocesan elementary schools St. Joseph in Marietta and St. Thomas More in Decatur. On Sept. 28, U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. named both schools as 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence. Each serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade, the Catholic schools are among 279 public […]
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Catholic mission in Dade County celebrates its 10th anniversary
October 6, 2016TRENTON—St. Katharine Drexel Mission in Trenton celebrates its 10th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 11:30 a.m. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the principal celebrant of the anniversary Mass with Msgr. Leo Herbert, the mission’s first pastor/administrator, and Father Tom Shuler, the current pastor/administrator, serving as concelebrants. “This is a major event for St. […] Full Story