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Parishes can act to help children at border, says ministry head
July 17, 2014ATLANTA—Parishes in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are being encouraged to tap the expertise of their members and identify resources to help the wave of children crossing the United States’ borders. Officials from the archdiocese and Catholic Charities Atlanta attended a weeklong immigration conference in Washington, D.C., with a focus on the crisis of tens of […]
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Meet the 6 new priests of the Atlanta Archdiocese
July 10, 2014Father Luis Alvarez Age: 31 Birthdate: May 26, 1983 Birthplace: Puerto Rico Parents: Luis Alnedo Alvarez Rodriguez and Carmen Maria Velazquez Melendez. Family: Father Alvarez has a younger brother, Jonathan Luis, and two half-siblings, Alexander and Emily. Education: Attended Georgia Tech for undergraduate studies and participated in Navy ROTC while there. Seminary: St. Vincent Seminary, […]
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Six new priests bring hope, promise, archbishop says
July 10, 2014ATLANTA—Before ordaining six new priests, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory told them that their youthful vitality was a great encouragement to the priests and people of the Atlanta Archdiocese. At the rite of ordination on June 28, Archbishop Gregory spoke directly to the candidates, saying they brought great joy to their older brothers in the priesthood, […]
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For 75 years, the Sisters have given Atlanta a living explanation of ‘our Catholic faith’
July 10, 2014ATLANTA—In 1939, Savannah was the only diocese in Georgia, and its bishop, Gerald P. O’Hara, welcomed two Hawthorne Dominican Sisters, Mother Mary Rose and Sister Mary Angela, to open a home for the terminally ill in Atlanta. Seventy-five years after the sisters’ nighttime train trip from New York down South, their successors continue to provide […]
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Pope phones rabbi, expresses sorrow over Israeli teens’ murder
July 10, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis telephoned Rome’s chief rabbi to personally express his sadness over the murder of three kidnapped Israeli teens whose bodies were found June 30 in Hebron, West Bank. Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni said the pope phoned him at home late in the afternoon July 1 and said: “Good evening. This is Pope […]
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Every stone a prayer as mason builds a parish grotto
July 10, 2014DAWSONVILLE—This place of serenity was built with prayer, sweat, and some 200 tons of stones. “Every stone was essentially a prayer for me. It was a pleasure. I miss so much being there,” said longtime stonemason Allen Cerinetti. The grotto is at Christ the Redeemer Church, some 56 miles north of Atlanta. It’s dedicated to […]
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Retiring St. Jude pastor, Msgr. Fennessy, given fond sendoff, with thanks
July 10, 2014ATLANTA—Msgr. James Fennessy’s booming Irish brogue and boisterous laugh are familiar sounds in the archdiocese. But those who know him best also know he has a softer, more prayerful side. It’s that pastoral quality that many parishioners credit with carrying them through some of the most difficult times in their lives. Msgr. Fennessy celebrated his […]
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Reflections on Civil Rights Act: Progress made, work still to do
July 10, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—Fifty years ago, when the Civil Rights Act was signed into law July 2 by President Lyndon Johnson, two Louisiana-born men did not feel the earth move, but they knew it was the beginning of a time of change. Norman Francis, president for student affairs at Xavier University in New Orleans at the time, […]
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Being ‘confidently Catholic’ is aim of 10-year-old YAM Toastmasters Club
July 10, 2014ROSWELL—The YAM Toastmasters Club celebrated its 10th anniversary in June. Lisa Ryan began the club to connect with fellow Catholics and as a tool for her own professional development. Her vision was that it would be a place where people could speak freely about the Catholic faith, but also learn to speak effectively. “In YAM […]
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Father Martin’s new book takes reader on ‘remarkable journey’
July 10, 2014Jesuit Father James Martin, a noted author and media commentator, in “Jesus: A Pilgrimage” takes the reader on a remarkable journey of discovering what he calls “his” Jesus, concluding with an invitation that we undertake a similar pilgrimage to find our own Jesus. The book is organized around a trip he took with a fellow […]