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Synod sends message, prayers to families suffering because of war
October 16, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Gathered with Pope Francis, members of the Synod of Bishops on the family issued a message of solidarity, support and prayers for all families suffering the impact of war and violence, especially in Iraq and Syria. The members prayed particularly for those who, “because of the Christian faith they profess or because they […]
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Married life is better with NFP, say couples at synod
October 16, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Catholic couples who ignore church teaching on contraception “don’t know what they are missing,” said a U.S. couple invited to address the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family. Alice and Jeff Heinzen, family life leaders in the Diocese of La Crosse, Wis., spoke at the synod Oct. 7, urging efforts to find […]
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Midterm report from Bishops’ Synod stirs controversy, discussion
October 16, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The official midterm report from the Synod of Bishops, which uses strikingly conciliatory language toward divorced and remarried Catholics, cohabitating couples and same-sex unions, has proven highly controversial inside and outside the synod hall, with some synod fathers saying it does not accurately reflect the assembly’s views. Following a nearly hourlong speech Oct. […]
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Jubilee couples: Nicholsons celebrate anniversary with pilgrimage to Lourdes, Fatima
October 16, 2014Some 158 couples reaffirmed their wedding vows at the annual archdiocesan Mass to honor 50- and 60-year marriages on Oct. 4. These couples had first said their I do’s in 1954 and 1964, but this time they and their families gathered at St. Brigid Church, in Johns Creek, with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to celebrate […]
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Jubilee couples: Dating, adventures continue for Philip, Elizabeth Murphy
October 16, 2014Some 158 couples reaffirmed their wedding vows at the annual archdiocesan Mass to honor 50- and 60-year marriages on Oct. 4. These couples had first said their I do’s in 1954 and 1964, but this time they and their families gathered at St. Brigid Church, in Johns Creek, with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to celebrate […]
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Jubilee couples: Raul, Annie Trujillo trust in God through 50 years of ‘love and happiness’
October 16, 2014Some 158 couples reaffirmed their wedding vows at the annual archdiocesan Mass to honor 50- and 60-year marriages on Oct. 4. These couples had first said their I do’s in 1954 and 1964, but this time they and their families gathered at St. Brigid Church, in Johns Creek, with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to celebrate […]
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Judge Ward, Pryor honored by Catholic legal society
October 16, 2014ATLANTA—In a tradition dating back more than 750 years, judges, lawyers and those who work alongside them assembled for the annual Red Mass, sponsored by Atlanta’s St. Thomas More Society Oct. 9 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, principal celebrant, asked God’s gracious blessings on all engaged in […]
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The stories of love grow over the time of a long marriage
October 16, 2014Last Saturday I was taking photographs at the archdiocesan Chancery during “The Joy Filled Marriage,” a pre-marriage program conducted by the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Office of Formation and Discipleship. One of the couples I met was Taylor Fairey of St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta, and his fiancée Lauren Mathews of St. Benedict Church, Johns Creek. […]
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Friendship between Catholic and death row inmate began with a letter
October 16, 2014ATLANTA—Letters may be a throwback in the digital age, but an envelope stuffed with paper is evidence someone is thinking of you. Letters are a bridge linking people, and maybe even more so if the letter is read behind the bars of a cell. Many years ago, Diana Shertenlieb plucked a name off a list […]
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African priest in Atlanta asks for prayers to ‘drive out’ Ebola
October 16, 2014ATLANTA—Increasingly, the prayers of the faithful in Masses celebrated throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta are including petitions for patients suffering from the Ebola virus, and those providing care for them. Since March, when an outbreak of Ebola occurred in Guinea, West Africa, the World Health Organization estimates 8,914 people have tested positive for the virus, […]