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Survivor of domestic violence helps others by breaking silence
November 13, 2014ATLANTA—One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Even more astounding is that one in four will be affected by domestic violence in her lifetime. Society talks openly about breast cancer; there are three-day walks to fight it, and many wear pink to raise awareness about the disease. When it comes to domestic […]
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Grieving brother thanks Catholic community
November 13, 2014ROSWELL—“Unconditional love” and “unity” are among the words Richard Markey uses when describing the community’s support following the murder of his only sister, Sharon Wilkins of Roswell, in August. Wilkins’ husband, Dan, shot and killed her on Aug. 13. Dan Wilkins then took his own life. Sharon Wilkins had obtained a temporary restraining order against […]
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Church agencies, nonprofits can help men, women, children in crisis
November 13, 2014ATLANTA—There are many organizations in metro Atlanta that work to assist victims of domestic violence. Karelis Ferrer is Latino outreach coordinator at the YWCA of Northwest Georgia in Marietta. “We have the only shelter in Cobb for the women and children,” said Ferrer. “We have transitional housing. We have counseling as well.” The ultimate goal […]
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Christ Our Hope parishioners send Ebola aid to native Sierra Leone
November 13, 2014LITHONIA—With family members in Sierra Leone, several men at Christ Our Hope Church are deeply concerned and sending needed supplies as the number of Ebola cases continues to rise in the West African nation. By Nov. 5, the World Health Organization had attributed 1,070 deaths to the virus in Sierra Leone, with more than 4,759 […]
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New studio gives greater reach to Hispanic Catholic radio in Atlanta
November 13, 2014LILBURN—A converted choir loft is the new home of Nuestra Fe Catholic Broadcasting Inc., transmitting its message from a church to Atlanta and the world. From two small rooms at Our Lady of the Americas Mission, in Lilburn, volunteers answer phone calls from Atlanta’s Hispanic Catholics, in addition to people from Mexico, Central and South […]
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2014 Catholic radio projects in north, middle Georgia
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Minority communities wonder why Iraqi government fails to protect them
November 13, 2014AINKAWA, Iraq (CNS)—Two months after 3-year-old Christina was snatched by Islamic State militants from a bus as her family helplessly watched, Ayda Abada wonders about the fate of her daughter. Now sheltering in an unfinished building in the Christian enclave of Ainkawa outside of Irbil, the capital of the Kurdistan area of northern Iraq, Abada […] Full Story
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Three Catholic agencies to support that help persecuted Christians in Iraq
November 13, 2014Catholic organizations that serve in Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries are urgently in need of support to help suffering and persecuted Christians and other religious minorities being attacked and driven from their homes. Donations can be given to: Catholic Relief Services, working with Caritas Iraq, is providing food, water, living supplies, shelters, reopening schools […]
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New Marist building relies on energy-saving features
November 13, 2014ATLANTA—Marist School made a commitment to environmental stewardship as it built its new multimillion-dollar Ivy Street Center. With “light harvesting,” automatic occupancy sensors, and a rain garden, the newest campus building is the $14.6 million signature project in the first phase of the campus master plan. “Sustainability has been a big feature on the campus. […]
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CRS official sees wins in Ebola fight, but there’s ‘a lot more to do’
November 13, 2014RYE, N.Y. (CNS)—Catholic organizations and dioceses in the United States have responded to the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa with both generosity and extreme caution. Catholic Relief Services committed $1.5 million to its pre-existing programs in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, the three West African countries affected by widespread transmission of the Ebola virus. […]