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Declaración de los obispos Católicos de Georgia sobre los niños no acompañados y las familias refugiadas
September 18, 2014El sufrimiento de las personas migrantes debido a la opresión provoca nuestra compasión, particularmente cuando entre esos migrantes y refugiados se encuentran tantos niños y familias jóvenes. Como pastores, estamos profundamente conmovidos por el rápido aumento en el número de niños no acompañados por sus padres o tutores legales, al igual que el de padres […]
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See ‘face of Christ’ in young migrants, Ga. bishops ask
September 18, 2014ATLANTA—The bishops of Georgia have called on their faith communities to “seek opportunities to welcome and serve” the wave of unaccompanied immigrant children and teenagers and young families who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and are now being sheltered in various states, including Georgia. Catholics should “recognize the face of Christ in each migrating person,” […]
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Archbishop creates post of chief operating officer, reorganizes direct reports
September 18, 2014SMYRNA—In a recent reorganization of the Chancery administration, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has named a layman to the new post of chief operating officer and brought Brad Wilson, the chief financial officer of the archdiocese, into a direct reporting relationship to the archbishop. Archbishop Gregory also has designated Bishop David P. Talley as a vicar […]
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Property on Habersham Road now listed for sale
September 18, 2014ATLANTA—The house at 3358 Habersham Road, previously the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s residence for the archbishop, went on the market Sept. 17. The house is listed at $2.85 million. The property has been listed by Beacham and Company Realtors, a firm selected after a search by Catholic Construction Services, Inc., the real estate arm of the […]
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Emory Saint Joseph’s VolunTeen program lets teens serve others
September 18, 2014ATLANTA—Sixty-two high schoolers committed a minimum of 40 hours during the summer to changing lives with the VolunTeen program at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital. Students from Alpharetta, Dunwoody, Johns Creek, Lithonia, Cobb and other areas of Atlanta traveled weekly to Emory Saint Joseph’s to participate. The young men and women got a chance to dress […]
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Summer means more than games for CKS students
September 18, 2014ATLANTA—Students and faculty members took the opportunity this summer to give their time and talent to serve others, a tenet of Christ the King School. While many hit the pool and tennis courts and played a few more video games, some CKS students served the community. On June 1, Nicole Pizzo, Mary Elizabeth Westenberger, Molly […]
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Violence against women is ‘terrible plague’
September 18, 2014The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women holds an annual convention that rotates each year to different metro Atlanta locations. It is always a fun-filled occasion for the women who gather for friendship, sharing, prayer, support and, of course, lots of laughter. I have been privileged to celebrate the Sunday Eucharist for the past 10 […]
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IHM Boy Scout earns top Boy Scout honor
September 18, 2014ATLANTA—Parishioners and students at Immaculate Heart of Mary School can better enjoy the garden on the campus, thanks to the efforts of a Boy Scout. Joshua Forbes, 16, received his Eagle Scout award in a Court of Honor ceremony Aug. 17, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. He is a member of Troop 550 at […]
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Over the edge in Savannah
September 18, 2014SAVANNAH—The Diocese of Savannah’s Southern Cross newspaper editor, Michael Johnson, will be participating in fundraiser by rappelling down a Savannah building. Johnson is a bilateral, below the knee amputee who maintains an active lifestyle. On Friday, Oct. 31, Johnson is going “Over the Edge” of the Historic Manger Building, one of the tallest buildings in […]
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Youth ministers earn new certificates
September 18, 2014MARIETTA—Fifteen catechists from Marietta’s Transfiguration Church completed the youth ministry program offered by the University of Dayton through the Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation. The program is made up of eight five-week courses over a year and a half. The youth ministry program, in addition to other requirements, earned the graduates the status of […]