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Bills on religious freedom, human trafficking, autism, make Crossover Day
March 18, 2015ATLANTA—The Catholic bishops of Georgia are supporting the contentious proposed religious freedom bill under consideration by the Legislature. But Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Savannah Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., said in a statement they “oppose any support or implementation of (a religious freedom law) in a way that will discriminate against any […]
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Lessons learned, looking to the future
March 8, 2015A year ago this month our Archdiocese found itself embroiled in a public controversy that confused, angered and embarrassed many of you—a tempest for which I was personally responsible. After agreeing to sell the former archbishop’s residence on West Wesley Road in Atlanta to the Cathedral of Christ the King to become its rectory, I […]
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Father Theodore Hesburgh, diplomat, higher education leader, dies at 97
March 6, 2015NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS)—Holy Cross Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, who led the University of Notre Dame through a period of dramatic growth during his 35 years as president and held sway with political and civil rights leaders, died Feb. 26 at the age of 97. As the longest serving president of Notre Dame, from 1952 […] Full Story
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March dates set for St. Patrick Mass, parade, Father O’Reilly remembrance
March 6, 2015ATLANTA—The annual St. Patrick’s Day Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 17, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be the principal celebrant, with Auxiliary Bishop Luis R. Zarama as a concelebrant. The Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta, with its chaplain, Father John Kieran, is sponsoring […]
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BT inaugurates Athletic Hall of Fame with baseball, golf standouts
March 5, 2015ROSWELL—Two members of the 2004 graduating class at Blessed Trinity High School became the first inductees into the school’s new Athletic Hall of Fame on Jan. 30. Brooke Alexander and Tyler Flowers were honored at the inaugural ceremony before 150 people, including current student athletes in baseball, football, girls golf and volleyball. Alexander played four […]
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The Hall of Fame is open: Meet the first two inductees
March 5, 2015ROSWELL—Brooke Alexander Nooney and Tyler Flowers, 2004 graduates of Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, were inducted into the school’s new Athletic Hall of Fame at the end of January. Alexander helped lead the girls golf team to two state championships and the volleyball team to a state Final Four. Today she is responsible for field […]
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Aid official says Gazans have lost hope, situation worse than during war
March 5, 2015JERUSALEM (CNS)—Six months after the end of the most recent war in Gaza, there is still a “grave humanitarian crisis” in the narrow strip wedged between the Egyptian and Israeli borders, where more than 1.8 million Palestinians live closed off to the world because of an international embargo. Following a visit to the area at […]
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Ukrainian bishops seek to be heard over the din of rhetoric
March 5, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—As the Ukrainian Catholic bishops met in a private audience with Pope Francis Feb. 20, Ukraine was marking its first Day of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes, commemorating those who died in the Euromaidan movement one year earlier. Renamed the Revolution of Dignity, the four months of demonstrations in the Ukrainian capital, from November […]
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Gift of a house will serve ministry for homeless pregnant women
March 5, 2015EAST POINT—A gift of a 15-room home from the Archdiocese of Atlanta to the Sheltering Grace Ministry will allow the nonprofit program to serve a greater number of homeless pregnant women. The donated home, located in East Point, was previously a retirement home owned and operated by the archdiocese. The donation will enable Sheltering Grace, […]
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Oscar’s got nothin’ on us: The real best movies, family films of 2014
March 5, 2015NEW YORK (CNS)—The year just past saw the release of a number of films whose celebrated cinematic quality was not matched by moral merit. Writer-director Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood,” for instance, though remarkable for being filmed over the course of more than a decade, took an indifferent stand toward the unacceptable experimentation of its youthful main […] Full Story