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Sister Helen Prejean: Lethal injection is ‘experimentation’ on death row inmates
April 2, 2015ATHENS—The country’s preferred method of executing prisoners relies on increasingly hard-to-find key drugs. To make up the shortfall, state executioners turn to compounding pharmacies to acquire new combinations of the lethal drugs. In a talk at the Catholic Center at the University of Georgia, Congregation of St. Joseph Sister Helen Prejean called these drug cocktails […]
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Richard III, Catholic king of England, reburied at Leicester Cathedral
April 2, 2015MANCHESTER, England (CNS)—One of England’s last Catholic kings was reburied three years after his skeleton was discovered in a coffin beneath a parking lot. King Richard III—the last monarch of the Plantagenet dynasty and the last English king to die in battle—was originally buried by Franciscan friars in Leicester, a city in the Midlands, after […]
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Papal ecology: Protecting all God’s creatures, respecting God’s plan
April 2, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The Catholic Church supports the efforts of scientists to study the causes and effects of climate change and insists governments and businesses must get serious about specific commitments for protecting the environment. But Pope Francis, like his predecessors, does not pretend to have a technical solution to the problem. However, he does feel […]
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Blood of Naples’ patron liquefies during pope’s visit to cathedral
April 2, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—At the end of Pope Francis’ spontaneity-filled meeting with priests, seminarians and religious in the cathedral of Naples, the vial of dried blood of the city’s patron saint appeared to miraculously liquefy. After Pope Francis blessed the congregation with the reliquary holding the vial, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe of Naples announced, “As a sign […]
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GraceWay Links
April 1, 2015Local Catholic Resources In the Archdiocese of Atlanta, parishes with support ministries include All Saints Church in Dunwoody and St. Brigid Church in Johns Creek. Contact information for All Saints’ ministry is available online at www.allsaints.us under the “Outreach” tab. For details on St. Brigid’s ministry, go to www.saintbrigid.org to locate the program under “Helping […]
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Imitate Jesus’ humility and service, pope says at Palm Sunday Mass
April 1, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—From modern-day martyrs to those who quietly care for the sick or elderly, Pope Francis remembered all those who “sacrifice themselves daily,” following Jesus in serving others and giving witness to the Gospel. In overcoming the daily temptations of power and pride, the pope said at Palm Sunday Mass, Christians can look to […]
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The important question about capital punishment
April 1, 2015The state of Georgia has recently agreed to postpone the execution of a woman on death row because of concerns regarding the quality and therefore the effectiveness of the drugs that are used in the lethal procedure. I consider this hiatus, no matter how brief it might be, a blessing because it provides another opportunity […]
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How much do you value bookstores?
March 24, 2015I wrote about the Trinity Book Store for our March 19 issue. I left there impressed with the care the owner, Lisa Randolph, took to create a environment beyond the buying and selling of items. It made we wonder, does our culture value these type of places or in this age of online shopping is […]
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CatholicFest lets 500 middle schoolers find ‘where they fit in’
March 20, 2015LILBURN—More than 500 middle schoolers attended the Middle School CatholicFest for a day of prayer, worship, fun and fellowship. The daylong celebration took place at St. John Neumann Church, Lilburn, on Saturday, March 7. It drew young people from 22 parishes in the Atlanta Archdiocese. Terrilyn Donohue, the middle school youth minister at Prince of […]
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Pope’s magnetic message of mercy can lead to new evangelization, says Vatican analyst
March 20, 2015ATLANTA—Pope Francis has an approval rating that most politicians would envy and is known for his humility. But John Allen Jr., reporter and editor for The Boston Globe who has covered the Vatican for decades, said every move by Pope Francis, though genuine, is also designed to show the world a new face of the […]