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Hurricane Katrina, looking back
September 1, 2015People are looking back at the devastation and the rebuilding of the communities around New Orleans and the Gulf region during the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. In 2006, members of the Georgia Bulletin staff visited the region to create an award-winning report on the one year mark. We’ll be republishing some of the stories […]
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The first day of a new school year at a new high school
August 21, 2015On the morning of August 20 Notre Dame Academy’s Kavanaugh Hall welcomed 31 students, representing the inaugural freshman class of its new high school in Duluth. They showed up in crisp uniform blouses, shirts, khaki pants and skirts. They walked to their first class of three classes – Design, Human Geography (Social Studies) and Symphonic […]
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Women to convene for annual AACCW convention
August 21, 2015ATLANTA—The 59th annual convention of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) will be held Friday to Sunday, Sept. 25-27, at the Wyndham Peachtree Hotel and Conference Center, Peachtree City. All women of the archdiocese are invited to attend, along with priests and deacons. The theme of the convention is “Strong Faith, Strong Family,” […]
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Artist Jef Murray, illustrator for The Georgia Bulletin, dies
August 20, 2015DECATUR—Jeffrey (Jef) Patrick Murray died suddenly Aug. 3. He was 55. He was born on March 17, 1960, in Melbourne, Florida, and graduated from Georgia Tech with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering. He was an engineer for many years before pursuing his life’s real calling, which was artwork, especially illustrating the works of […]
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Ideals worth sacrificing for: Pope to challenge U.S. Congress, U.N.
August 20, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Along with having a winning smile and a warm embrace, Pope Francis is known for challenging people. He does it regularly at morning Mass—particularly calling out hypocrisy and gossip—and does not spare even his closest aides in the Roman Curia, so it is unlikely his speeches to the U.S. Congress and the U.N. […]
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New Catholic high school in Duluth welcomes class of 2019
August 20, 2015DULUTH—Notre Dame Academy High School opened its doors to the class of 2019 this week as the newest Catholic high school in the Atlanta Archdiocese and the only one in booming and diverse Gwinnett County. The new school is more than just a new building, new students and new faculty, school leaders said, but about […]
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St. John Paul II Center in Gainesville elevated to mission church
August 20, 2015GAINESVILLE—In a June 24 decree, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory elevated the status of the St. John Paul II Pastoral Center in Gainesville to a mission. Father William Canales, parochial vicar at St. Michael Church in Gainesville, will serve as the full-time mission administrator. The St. John Paul II Mission, dedicated as a center in 2010, […]
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Blue Mass in Atlanta on Sept. 11 to honor first responders
August 20, 2015ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta will have its first Blue Mass for all public safety officials and first responders on Friday, Sept. 11, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the celebrant of the Mass, which begins at 10:30 a.m. It is intended to become […]
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Pregnancy Aid Clinic to open new center in north Fulton County
August 20, 2015ATLANTA—The Pregnancy Aid Clinic is expanding to the north side of Fulton County to open an additional clinic to serve a new group of women. The new office is scheduled to open Oct. 1 in Roswell, enlarging the service area for the only Catholic crisis pregnancy center. This will be its third facility. The original […]
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Dahlonega parish dedicates Marian grotto, celebrates financial milestone
August 20, 2015DAHLONEGA—It was a twofold celebration for parishioners of St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Dahlonega on the solemn feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Following the vigil Mass Aug. 15, almost seven years to the date of dedicating its parish hall in 2008, the parish community unveiled its new Grotto of Our […]