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Meet our new deacons, class of 2015
February 19, 2015Rev. Mr. Jorge Carranza Age: 33, born Oct. 26, 1981, in Chicago. Son of Martin and Bertha Carranza and older brother of Diana and Ivan Carranza and Janet Rivera. Will be ordained to the priesthood later this year. Education: St. Joseph Seminary College, Louisiana, bachelor of liberal arts. Finishing a master’s in divinity at St. […]
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How Catholic Charities Serves
February 19, 2015Immigrants Multilingual staff helps survivors of domestic violence, abandoned and neglected foreign children, and victims of human trafficking and crimes in immigration cases. They serve over 6,000 clients annually. CCA is one of only a few organizations working with abused, neglected or abandoned immigrant children. They also represent qualified people in Georgia immigration detention centers […]
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New chief executive comes with working knowledge of Catholic Charities Atlanta
February 19, 2015ATLANTA—Vanessa Russell wants the Catholic community to live its faith through Catholic Charities Atlanta’s service to women and men in need. “This is where you can live your faith. We don’t ask how people got to us. If they show up and they are in need, we help them. This is what we do. We […]
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Pope: To find face of God, search for him, take risks
February 19, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—People will not find the face of God by relaxing at home on the couch, surfing online or reading encyclopedias, Pope Francis said. Only people with a restless heart that thirsts for God will find him as they strike out on the road, taking risks and overcoming fatigue, danger and doubt, he said […]
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Conyers monks host celebration of those in consecrated life across archdiocese
February 19, 2015CONYERS—Men and women called to consecrated life in the Archdiocese of Atlanta marked the feast of the Presentation of the Lord Feb. 2 with prayer and joyful fellowship. Priests, monks, nuns and others gathered to celebrate the gift of consecrated life at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, which is an annual tradition […]
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Jonesboro parish hosts ordination of Conventual Franciscan priest
February 19, 2015JONESBORO—The prayer card for the ordination of Father Gabriel Mary Scasino depicts a wounded pelican feeding her starving young with her own blood. The image has long symbolized Christ’s giving of himself for others. His ordination brought a lot of joy to the parish community of St. Philip Benizi Church where it was celebrated Feb. […]
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Catholics under Gold Dome introduced to legislative advocacy
February 19, 2015ATLANTA—The Georgia Catholic Conference successfully lobbied for a proposal to direct aid to sexually trafficked boys and girls, one of its key 2015 legislative priorities. Frank Mulcahy, the conference executive director, testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Non-Civil Committee, to back the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund, dedicated to help trafficking victims. The church […]
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Pope seeks prayers for Egyptians beheaded by Islamic State
February 19, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis called for prayers for the Egyptian Christians beheaded by Islamic State militants in Libya and asked that God recognize these men killed for their faith. He offered morning Mass Feb. 17 in the chapel of his residence for the slain Christians he termed “our 21 brother Copts” whose throats had been […]
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Martyrs in Libya ‘whispered’ name of Jesus before death, bishop says
February 19, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The 21 Coptic Christians who were beheaded by Islamic State militants died as martyrs, invoking the name of Jesus, said an Egyptian Catholic bishop. In line with Pope Francis’ assertion at morning Mass Feb. 17, Bishop Antonios Aziz Mina of Giza told the Fides news agency that the “diabolical” video of the Christians’ […]
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Deacons witness execution of Catholic inmate Warren Hill
February 19, 2015ATLANTA—The State of Georgia executed Warren Lee Hill, who had received the sacraments of the Catholic Church while on death row, the evening of Jan. 27. Hill, sentenced to death for the 1991 murder of a fellow inmate, died by lethal injection. The U.S. Supreme Court denied his application for a stay of execution earlier […]