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OLM student named advisor for U.N. Girl Up
October 2, 2014FAYETTEVILLE—Simone Cowan, a senior at Our Lady of Mercy High School, in Fayetteville, was selected by the United Nation Foundation as a teen advisor for the Girl Up Campaign, one of 20 girls from across the country chosen. The mission of Girl Up is to raise awareness and funds for United Nations programs that help […]
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IHM student chosen Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholar
October 2, 2014ATLANTA—Tommy Kim, an eighth-grade student at Immaculate Heart of Mary School, in Atlanta, was named a 2014 Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholar. More than 1,000 seventh-grade students nationwide applied for this scholarship, which is awarded to approximately 60 students. The scholarship supports outstanding students from seventh grade through graduate school who have a variety of […]
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St. Pius X students honored by National Merit Scholarship program
October 2, 2014ATLANTA—At St. Pius X High School, in Atlanta, five students were named semifinalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Carter A. Grabbe, Connor J. Huddleston, Andrew J. Jacon, Joe W. Kilpatrick and Caroline R. Porter. Semifinalists have the opportunity to continue in competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships that will be […]
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St. Mary’s Health Care System joins a health care alliance
October 2, 2014ATHENS—St. Mary’s Health Care System joined Stratus Healthcare, the largest alliance of health care providers in the southeastern United States. The agreement includes St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens and St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro. While St. Mary’s is a member, it remains independent. St. Mary’s already is an affiliate of CHE Trinity Health, […]
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St. Matthew Church, Winder, honors longtime parishioner
October 2, 2014WINDER—Betty Cohron was honored for her 50 years of service to St. Matthew Church, in Winder, as the community celebrated a milestone with a picnic. The Cohron family saw St. Matthew grow from its early days in a school building to the construction of the current sanctuary seven years ago. Parish leaders honored Betty with […]
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Do you have any good books?
October 2, 2014There’s a saying in journalism, “get the name of the dog.” It encourages writers to keep their eyes open for details to add to a story. These details can pull back the curtain to reveal the person beyond their words. On assignment I often poke around to look at books in a person’s home. Or I may ask […]
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Archbishop Gregory interview on reorganizing Chancery administration
September 19, 2014This is the full text of the Georgia Bulletin question-and-answer interview with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory about his appointment of a chief operating officer of the Atlanta Archdiocese and other administrative changes made in July 2014. A story based on the written interview was published Sept. 18, 2014. Q. You and David Spotanski have a […]
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‘It pierced my heart like a knife,’ nun says after visit to Iraqis
September 18, 2014BEIRUT (CNS)—Sister Marie Claude Naddaf, provincial leader of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd for Lebanon and Syria, is still shaken by what she witnessed visiting Irbil, Iraq. Representing the Union of the Superior Generals of women religious in Lebanon, Sister Marie Claude accompanied Catholic Near East Welfare Association on its Sept. 2-5 mission to […]
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Ukrainian church leader: West must help stop Russian interference
September 18, 2014WARSAW, Poland (CNS)—A Ukrainian church leader said Western governments need to use “all available means” to curb Russian military interference. “Every right-thinking European should realize that what’s happening here has worldwide implications,” said Bishop Bohdan Dzyurakh, secretary-general of the Ukrainian Catholic Synod of Bishops. “Besides raping all international law, (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is also […]
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At wedding, pope says spouses make each other better people
September 18, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Presiding over the wedding of 20 couples in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis celebrated marriage as the union of a man and woman playing complementary roles during their common journey through life. “This is what marriage is all about: man and woman walking together, wherein the husband helps his wife to become ever […]