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Hundreds gather to pray at the 2015 Mass for the Unborn
February 5, 2015ATLANTA—On the Jan. 22 anniversary of the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, Catholics in the Atlanta Archdiocese voiced their opposition to abortion. Hundreds prayed together in the Cathedral of Christ the King, led by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, on the day of the anniversary. Later, under an overcast sky with temperatures in the 50s, […]
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Catholic hospital reopens in Haitian capital five years after earthquake
February 5, 2015ATLANTA—The people of Haiti marked the fifth anniversary of the country’s devastating earthquake with the reopening of St. François de Sales Hospital in the heart of Port-au-Prince Jan. 15. The country’s oldest Catholic health care facility, rebuilt by the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince and Catholic Relief Services, can serve an increased number of patients and has […]
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Rabbi Skorka: Pope Francis keeps people close, even those disagreeing
February 5, 2015ATLANTA—Affectionately dubbed the pope’s rabbi, an Argentinian Jewish leader shared stories and insights in Atlanta recently into their unlikely friendship that started with needling about soccer teams and led to an embrace at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, the holiest place Jews can pray. “God blessed us to materialize a common dream,” said Rabbi Abraham Skorka about […]
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Dominican priest to lead three parish missions in Lent
February 5, 2015ATLANTA—Father Emmerich Vogt, a priest of the Holy Name Province of the Dominican order, will lead three Lenten parish missions in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The first mission program on spiritual healing will be at St. Brigid Church, 3400 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek, Feb. 23-26. Morning and evening conferences will be available to accommodate […]
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Annual program for physicians Feb. 28 at All Saints Church
February 5, 2015DUNWOODY—The Atlanta Guild of the Catholic Medical Association is sponsoring its 20th annual program on Saturday, Feb. 28, at All Saints Church, 2443 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody. The program begins with participation in the 5 p.m. vigil Mass in the church, followed by a catered banquet in the social hall and after dinner program. The […] Full Story
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U.S. bishops’ group travels to Iraq, meets with those who fled ISIS
February 5, 2015AINKAWA, Iraq (CNS)—One of Iraq’s Christians chased out of her historic homeland quietly prayed the rosary as a bishop who traveled halfway around the world to meet her and others displaced celebrated Mass for them. “It’s a journey of encountering God, the poor and the dispossessed,” Bishop Oscar Cantu, chairman of the Committee on International […] Full Story
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CNEWA officials look at long-range needs of Lebanon’s refugees
February 5, 2015BEIRUT (CNS)—Officials of a pontifical aid agency said they saw much that needed to be done in Lebanon—if they could get beyond crisis mode. Economically strapped Lebanon is now hosting more than 1.5 million refugees—mostly Syrians—putting a strain on the country’s infrastructure and resources for its existing population of around 4 million people. “So much […]
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Father Merton at 100: Still inspiring people to get closer to God
February 5, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—When Trappist Father Thomas Merton addressed persistent racism in his writing during the 1960s, his message seemingly reached into the future. Appealing to society to recognize that all people are children of God, Father Merton questioned practices that prevented African-Americans from achieving full equality and called for the end of discrimination in all forms. […]
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Pope recognizes martyrdom of Archbishop Romero
February 5, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—After decades of debate within the church, Pope Francis formally recognized that Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was killed “in hatred of the faith” and not for purely political reasons. Pope Francis signed the decree Feb. 3, recognizing as martyrdom the March 24, 1980, assassination of Archbishop Romero in a San Salvador hospital chapel […]
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Feed my sheep: Archbishops to receive palliums at home with their flock
February 5, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—When Pope Francis celebrates the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in June, he will set aside an element that has been part of the Mass for the past 32 years; the Vatican confirmed he will not confer the pallium on new archbishops during the liturgy. Msgr. Guido Marini, the papal master of […]