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Statements on pornography, politics take center stage at USCCB meeting
November 26, 2015BALTIMORE (CNS)—The U.S. bishops approved a formal statement on pornography and additions to their quadrennial statement on political responsibility at their Nov. 16-19 fall general meeting in Baltimore. The votes were made during the public portion of the meeting, which ran Nov. 16-17. The bishops met in executive session Nov. 18-19. ‘Faithful Citizenship’ document updated […]
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Visit to native Cuba, meeting Pope Francis there was ‘trip of a lifetime’
November 26, 2015CONYERS—The opportunity to return to Cuba in September to reunite with family and meet Pope Francis was a pilgrimage nearly 50 years in the making for Maria Morera Johnson. A parishioner of St. Pius X Church in Conyers, Johnson traveled to her native Cuba with her mother, Begoña Morera, and her aunts. “It was a […]
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Bishop celebrates Mass to pray for end to death penalty
November 26, 2015ATLANTA—On the Nov. 12 feast day of St. Josaphat, the faithful gathered at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to pray for abolition of the death penalty in Georgia. Bishop David P. Talley celebrated the special Mass upon his return from the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson. Bishop Talley had celebrated […]
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Orthodox-Catholic Gathering to focus on prayers for Middle East Christians
November 26, 2015ATLANTA—The Orthodox-Catholic Ecumenical Gathering, to be held Monday, Dec. 7, will have a focus of prayers for Christians persecuted in the Middle East. The service begins at 7 p.m. at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, 2500 Clairmont Road, NE, Atlanta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of the Greek Orthodox […]
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Masses to be celebrated for World AIDS Day
November 26, 2015ATLANTA—Each year at the beginning of December, the Archdiocese of Atlanta joins the world in marking World AIDS Day. The archdiocese holds an annual Mass as a chance for people to gather as a community, remembering and praying for those who died due to HIV/AIDS and those currently living with HIV/AIDS; their families, friends and […]
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Cardinal, adviser to pope, sees rich, poor responsible to protect earth
November 26, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—People of developed nations share responsibility with the rest of the world to protect the earth from environmental destruction and assist poor communities in escaping poverty, a cardinal who is a chief adviser to the pope said. Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, coordinator of Pope Francis’ international nine-member Council of Cardinals, told reporters at […]
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USCCB elects new officers, committee chairs, including Atlanta’s archbishop
November 26, 2015BALTIMORE (CNS)—The U.S. bishops Nov. 17 elected Msgr. J. Brian Bransfield as the new general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He has been associate general secretary of the conference for five years, working alongside the current general secretary, Msgr. Ronny Jenkins, whose term is ending. Msgr. Bransfield, a Philadelphia archdiocesan priest, will […]
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Catholic Charities Atlanta’s response to Syrian refugee crisis
November 26, 2015The following statement was issued Nov. 20 by Catholic Charities Atlanta about its work with refugees and concern for safety of the public and resettlement. ATLANTA—The recent events in Paris remind us how important it is to be vigilant in screening those who are allowed into our country. Catholic Charities Atlanta (CCA) is concerned about […]
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Bishop disturbed by calls to end resettlement of Syrian refugees in U.S.
November 26, 2015BALTIMORE (CNS)—The head of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration said he was disturbed by calls from federal and state officials for an end to the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States. “These refugees are fleeing terror themselves—violence like we have witnessed in Paris,” said Seattle Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, chairman of the […]
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Year of Mercy begins Dec. 8 as archbishop opens Holy Door
November 26, 2015ATLANTA—Catholics in the archdiocese will have the opportunity to start the Extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy by participating in the rites of the opening of Holy Doors. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will lead the first celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, as Pope Francis and bishops across the globe […]