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Prejean to retire as Black Catholic Ministry director
January 22, 2015ATLANTA—After nearly 15 years heading up the Office for Black Catholic Ministry, Charles Prejean is retiring. The 73-year-old Lafayette, Louisiana, native will be spending more time with his wife of 50 years, Carmen, their three children and their five grandchildren. Prejean plans to remain in the area where he attends Most Blessed Sacrament Church, Atlanta. […]
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Leap of faith needed for diverse Catholics to embrace one another, Father Drummer says
January 22, 2015ATLANTA—A bridge-builder at the parish level and the retiring director of the Office for Black Catholic Ministry were both recognized at the annual archdiocesan Mass for the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The annual Mass, celebrated Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta, honored the work of […]
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Year of Consecrated Life events planned
January 22, 2015WASHINGTON—The Catholic Church continues to celebrate the Year of Consecrated Life, which began Nov. 29, 2014, and will continue through Feb. 2, 2016. In Atlanta, on Monday, Feb. 2, on the Feast of the Presentation, a vespers service will be celebrated for the religious of the archdiocese at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Conyers, […]
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Panel advising Vatican unanimous that Archbishop Romero is a martyr
January 22, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—A panel of theologians advising the Vatican’s Congregation for Saints’ Causes voted unanimously to recognize the late Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero as a martyr, according to the newspaper of the Italian bishops’ conference. The panel declared Jan. 8 that the archbishop had been killed “in hatred for the faith,” Avvenire reported Jan. 9. […]
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Supreme Court agrees to take up same-sex marriage cases this term
January 22, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—The Supreme Court Jan. 16 agreed to hear four cases over the constitutionality of same-sex marriage, tackling the questions of whether the 14th Amendment requires states to allow such marriages and whether it requires them to recognize same-sex marriages licensed in other states. In brief orders, the court accepted petitions from Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky […]
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Pope, at Mass with millions, tells Filipinos to protect the family
January 22, 2015MANILA, Philippines (CNS)—Pope Francis told a crowd of an estimated 6 million gathered in a Manila park to protect the family “against insidious attacks and programs contrary to all that we hold true and sacred, all that is most beautiful and noble in our culture.” The pope’s homily at the Jan. 18 Mass also reprised […]
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Tears often are only correct response to suffering, pope tells youths in Philippines
January 22, 2015MANILA, Philippines (CNS)—The realities of life described by young people, especially the tearful question of a 12-year-old girl about why God allows suffering, led Pope Francis to set aside the first text he had prepared for a meeting Jan. 18 with the young people of the Philippines. “Certain realities in life can only be seen […]
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No snow day excuses likely after BT succeeds in online classroom try
January 22, 2015ROSWELL—John Wellford’s challenge was how to teach Spanish to students miles from school who checked into his virtual classroom. The Blessed Trinity High School teacher set aside a lesson on new vocabulary and verb conjugations. Instead, students explored the cultural history of Spain. They watched a video tour he created using Google Earth, traveling from […]
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U.S. ambassador who fought for truth about churchwomen’s murders dies
January 22, 2015ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS)—Former U.S. ambassador Robert E. White, who put his diplomatic career on the line to get answers to the 1980 murders of four U.S. churchwomen in El Salvador, died of cancer at a hospice in Arlington Jan. 13. He was 88 years old. Funeral details were not immediately available. At the time of […]
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Magnificat invites women to Feb. 21 gathering
January 22, 2015ATLANTA—At the next Magnificat gathering for women, Dianne Aube, a parishioner of St. Stephen the Martyr Church, in Lilburn, will be speaking of her faith journey. The Magnificat meal will be held on Saturday morning, Feb. 21, at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. All women are invited to attend […]