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Georgia Bulletin honored with 10 awards at Catholic Media Conference
July 9, 2015BUFFALO, N.Y. (CNS)—The Georgia Bulletin, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, was the recipient of 10 Catholic Press Association awards at the 2015 Catholic Media Conference held in June. The conference, sponsored by the CPA and the Catholic Academy of Communication Arts Professionals, was held June 24-26 in Buffalo, New York; some 300 people attended […]
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A parish name spurs sibling rivalry
July 9, 2015I traveled down memory lane the other day editing a Catholic News Service news briefs with a dateline Abu Dhabi. It seems a new Catholic church there was being dedicated. The capital of the United Arab Emirates isn’t a center of Catholicism by most measures. But it turns out the church in this Arab country […]
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UGA Catholic Center leader dies
July 6, 2015It is with a heavy heart that we have to let everyone know that our beloved Fr Tom has passed away tonight. We know he… Posted by UGA Catholic Center on Saturday, July 4, 2015 I met Franciscan Father Tom Vigliotta a handful of times, traveling to Athens and the Catholic Center at the University of […]
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About CLINIC
June 29, 2015The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops established the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) in 1988 as a distinct nonprofit to support a growing network of community-based immigration programs. CLINIC originally comprised 17 programs. It now has more than 260 diocesan and other affiliated immigration programs. The CLINIC network employs 1,200 Board of Immigration Appeals-accredited representatives […]
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Ruling has a myriad of legal implications, say church officials; ‘difficult road ahead for people of faith’
June 27, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—Analyzing the ramifications of the June 26 same-sex marriage ruling for the Catholic Church at the national, state and local levels will take time, said Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore. It has implications for “hundreds, if not thousands” of laws at all levels, and there is “a difficult road ahead for people of […]
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Court rules same-sex marriage legal nationwide
June 27, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—In a landmark ruling, a divided Supreme Court June 26 said same-sex marriage is constitutional nationwide. “The nature of marriage is that, through its enduring bond, two persons together can find other freedoms, such as expression, intimacy, and spirituality,” wrote Justice Anthony Kennedy for the 5-4 majority. “This is true for all persons, whatever […]
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Catholic church leaders respond to US Supreme Court decision
June 26, 2015[View the story “Same-Sex marriage legal in US” on Storify]
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Atlanta archbishop responds to U.S. Supreme Court decision
June 26, 2015Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory released this statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same sex marriage: “Each U.S. Supreme Court decision that has ever been rendered has resulted in deep disappointment for some people and vindication for others. If we all agreed on the outcomes of these divisive cases, there would […]
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People express heartache, outrage as they mourn shooting victims
June 25, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—The tragic taking of nine lives at a historically black church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, brought an outpouring of solidarity, compassion and sorrow from around the country. After an all-night search, police June 18 found the white man suspected of fatally shooting nine people, including the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, a state senator and […]
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Archbishop calls Charleston victims’ families ‘courageous … compassionate’
June 25, 2015ATLANTA—Parishioners of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Atlanta prayed for strength for the people of Charleston, South Carolina, and healing for the nation at a special Mass June 20. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the vigil Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes for the nine victims of the tragic June 17 shooting at Emanuel […]