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New staffer to serve adult, young adult, campus ministry leaders
September 4, 2015SMYRNA—Damellys Sacriste recently began in her new role to facilitate parish outreach to young adults through the archdiocesan Office of Formation and Discipleship. A native of Venezuela, Sacriste, 45, has previously served the multicultural community at St. Patrick Church, Norcross, as the director of faith formation. A certified master catechist of the Atlanta Archdiocese, she […]
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St. Helena elevated to parish status; Father Poloche named pastor
September 4, 2015CLAYTON—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, in a June 24 decree, elevated the St. Helena Mission in Clayton to the status of a parish. Father Pedro Poloche, former judicial vicar of the Metropolitan Tribunal, will serve as St. Helena’s pastor. It is his first pastorate. “I’m so excited and not afraid to admit it,” said Father Poloche. […]
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Indian Catholics celebrate Marian feast, homeland’s independence Aug. 15
September 4, 2015NORCROSS—The Indian Catholic community in the Atlanta Archdiocese celebrated the feast of the Assumption of Mary with the statue of Our Lady of Vailankanni (Our Lady of Good Health)—the officially sanctioned Marian apparition of India—carried in the procession as Mass began, decorated with flowers and garlands. The Indian culture on Saturday, Aug. 15, at St. […]
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Spring grants for 2015 announced by Catholic Foundation of North Georgia
September 4, 2015ATLANTA—According to Nancy Coveny, executive director, the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 45 grants totaling $177,000 for the 2015 spring grant cycle. These grants will support the Catholic community through a variety of causes throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta. General spring grant awards The Catholic Foundation’s board of directors awarded and approved 34 general […]
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For Latinos, shared parishes offer chance to shape church’s future
September 4, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—In September, Latino Catholics from the Smoky Mountain towns of western North Carolina will descend on downtown Charlotte for a eucharistic procession of Catholic associations, ethnic traditions, Marian statues and prayer. There, on Sept. 12, the Smoky Mountain delegation will join thousands of other Catholics from North Carolina and South Carolina walking a morning […]
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Observers expect pope to affirm and challenge politicians during visit
September 4, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—Flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner—two high-profile Catholic politicians—the visual of Pope Francis’ Sept. 24 address to Congress will signal an evolving narrative. The improbability of a pope standing before a joint meeting of Congress comes in an era of wider acceptance of the Catholic faith as it intersects […]
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Brand new ballgame: 72 men, including Atlantan, start lives as seminarians in Rome
September 4, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—As ZZ Top’s “Sharp Dressed Man” bellowed across an immaculately groomed sports field not far from St. Peter’s Basilica, a new class of U.S. seminarians faced off against their peers in a fraternal game of softball. The onlooking fans, who included Vatican officials and seminary staff, said they perceive God’s providence in the […]
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SVdP Georgia, Mercy Care host forum on poverty
September 4, 2015ATLANTA—St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, Mercy Care and other nonprofit partners will present the Poverty Forum on Friday, Sept. 18, at the Georgia Tech Student Center Ballroom, 350 Ferst Drive, NW, Atlanta. The forum, part of a larger three-day Poverty Summit, is intended to increase awareness of poverty in the region, the barriers to overcoming […]
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Saint’s relics to visit Atlanta area for exposition
September 4, 2015ATLANTA—The major relics of Patroness of Mercy, St. Maria Goretti, will be in Atlanta for two days in October. The relics of St. Maria Goretti will be at Holy Spirit Church, 4465 Northside Drive, Atlanta, on Monday, Oct. 26, and at St. Monica Church, 1700 Buford Highway, Duluth, on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Veneration at Holy […]
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Georgia Tech Catholic Center planning big celebration Oct. 2-4
September 4, 2015ATLANTA—The year 2015 marks a special year for the Catholic Center at Georgia Tech with celebration of its 30th anniversary. The current facility on 4th Street, in the heart of the Georgia Tech campus, was dedicated in October of 1985. Thirty years later, the Catholic Center is busy as ever and continues to welcome with […]