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Birmingham conference examines depth of black-white divide in U.S.
March 17, 2016BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CNS)—Religious leaders, civic leaders and community members came together March 3-4 for a conference on “Black & White in America: How Deep the Divide?” in Birmingham. Held at Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, the conference addressed the need for racial reconciliation in the United States and the path to that reconciliation. Last […]
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Mother Teresa to be canonized Sept. 4
March 17, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis will declare Blessed Teresa of Kolkata a saint at the Vatican Sept. 4. The date was announced March 15 during an “ordinary public consistory,” a meeting of the pope, cardinals and promoters of sainthood causes that formally ends the sainthood process. At the same consistory, the pope set June 5 as […]
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Father Joseph M. Peek died March 14
March 17, 2016ATLANTA—Father Joseph M. Peek passed away on Monday, March 14, surrounded by his parents and siblings in prayer. Father Peek was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia in February 2002, the year of his ordination to the priesthood, and underwent a bone marrow transplant in 2003. He suffered severe complications during the remaining years of his […]
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Sister says lonely work of building bridges affirmed by pope’s words
March 17, 2016ATLANTA—Although she doesn’t keep a daily journal, when it comes to important events Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of Network, the Catholic social justice lobby, takes copious notes. Pope Francis’ address to America’s senators and representatives in Congress last September was one of those important occasions. Sister Simone, a member of the Sisters of Social […]
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Catholic Fest brings together 800 middle schoolers from 40 parishes
March 17, 2016LILBURN—More than 800 students spent a recent Saturday meeting new friends and learning ways to perform acts of mercy at the annual Middle School Catholic Fest at St. John Neumann Church in Lilburn. The festival-like event, held Feb. 27, included praise and worship, adoration, activities and carnival treats. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was celebrant of […]
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Fifty years after Time cover story, rumors of God’s death still greatly exaggerated
March 17, 2016WASHINGTON (CNS)—It hit like the proverbial ton of bricks: the Time magazine cover story of April 8, 1966—Good Friday that year—asking, “Is God Dead?” The tenor of the times made it a plausible question. Less than three years earlier, the Supreme Court had ruled the mandatory recitation of the Lord’s Prayer in public schools unconstitutional. […]
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Mass reveals ‘bigger picture’ of faith community to those with disabilities
March 17, 2016ROSWELL—As she said goodbye to her students, Maria Khote kissed each one on the head. “Adios, mi amor,” she said, as each child hugged her tightly. Khote brought 13 families from St. Joseph Church in Dalton to the biannual Faith and Sharing Mass, hosted by the archdiocesan Disabilities Ministry on Sunday, March 6, at St. […] Full Story
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St. Jude student to dance at World Irish Dance Championships
March 17, 2016ATLANTA—Georgia Stephens, a sixth-grader at St. Jude the Apostle School, will compete as a soloist at the 2016 World Irish Dance Championships, in Glasgow, Scotland, March 21-27. She prepared for months for the international contest that combines strength, athleticism, musicality and artistry. Georgia qualified by placing in the top 10 percent of her age group […]
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OLM alumna has White House experience
March 17, 2016WASHINGTON—Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville, alumna Simone Cowan, class of 2015, spent March 8, International Women’s Day, at the White House with First Lady Michelle Obama, while celebrating the one-year anniversary of “Let Girls Learn.” In a Facebook post, Cowan reported traveling to the White House and receiving celebrity treatment. Afterward, there was […]
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Public school students lead Ash Wednesday services
March 17, 2016ALPHARETTA—On Ash Wednesday, students at three public high schools attended by parishioners of St. Thomas Aquinas Church could receive blessed ashes at a student-led prayer service. Some 40 students and parents participated in the services at Cambridge, Alpharetta and Milton high schools. The day began the season of Lent when Catholics observe a period of […]