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Pope breaking down walls, building trust, say interfaith speakers
May 28, 2015ATLANTA—At an interfaith forum in Atlanta, diplomats and academics joined religious leaders in assessing the extraordinary impact Pope Francis is having as an international statesman. The pope is being given “the lion’s share of credit for pushing forward” the normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States, said Ambassador Charles Shapiro, president of the […]
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Mother and son: Pope Francis shares personal, intimate devotion to Mary
May 28, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—From Easter to Pentecost—and especially during the Marian month of May—Catholics recite the “Regina Coeli” prayer “with the emotion of children who are happy because their mother is happy” that Jesus has risen from the dead, Pope Francis said. Although his devotion to the Mother of God is profound, it is simple in […]
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Sister’s jubilee not complete without visit to Catholic school she founded
May 28, 2015LILBURN—Sister Dawn Gear took a victory lap at St. John Neumann Regional Catholic School, as she walked the hallways and peeked inside the classrooms she planned and cajoled construction workers to build. The longtime educator and founding principal of St. John Neumann returned to the Atlanta area May 7-9 to celebrate her 50 years as […]
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Pope: God will judge people on care for poor, the planet
May 28, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The powerful of the earth will face God’s judgment and will be asked to account for how they cared for the poor and how they cared for the environment so that it could produce food for all, Pope Francis said. “The planet has enough food for all, but it seems that there is […]
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Bishop Zarama blesses property for proposed Mercy Care Chamblee clinic
May 28, 2015CHAMBLEE—Mercy Care staff enjoyed a visit from Bishop Luis R. Zarama at the North Clinic on Buford Highway in Atlanta May 12. Following a tour and a visit with staff and Mercy Care board members, Bishop Zarama and the group went to the site of the future Mercy Care Chamblee clinic. Gathered in a circle, […]
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Collegiate sports next move for these high school seniors
May 28, 2015ATLANTA—A number of Catholic graduating high school seniors will be playing sports at various collegiate institutions locally and around the country as they begin their college careers. This is a list of those students. It excludes the athletes who committed on or prior to National Signing Day, whose names were announced in the Feb. 19 […]
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New priest assignments 2015
May 28, 2015ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following changes in priest assignments. They are effective July 1, 2015, unless otherwise noted. First pastor assignment Father Ignacio Morales, who has been serving as a parochial vicar at Good Shepherd Church, Cumming, has been assigned as pastor of St. John Vianney Church, Lithia Springs. This is his […]
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Like father, like son: Atlanta deacon credits Holy Spirit for his son’s ordination to priesthood
May 28, 2015MIAMI—When the economic recession of the early 1990s hit the Garcias in a personal way, the Miami family with Cuban roots on both sides was in serious danger of collapse. “We went through some rocky times in our marriage when we lost my computer business, but what saved our marriage was an invitation to a […]
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Mary’s Garden bookstore continues with new owner
May 28, 2015NORCROSS—The Catholic bookstore Mary’s Garden is under new ownership. And the new owner will be familiar to customers. Talin Major has worked there for years. Cherie Peters, the store’s founder, sold the Norcross bookstore after 15 years. She moved to Savannah. “It was liking giving my baby away. The store has meant so much to […]
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***UPDATE: Giving Glory To God Through Gardening
May 21, 2015Gloria Nelson, a dedicated gardener who attends St. Peter Chanel Church in Roswell, and the inspiration for the initial gardening blog post in 2013, has sent me some garden photos from April and May. Once again I’m calling on all the garden and flower lovers out there to send us some of your garden photos […]