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AACCW to hold annual convention with focus on peace, justice
September 5, 2014ATLANTA—“Women Working Together for Peace and Justice” is the theme of the 58th annual convention of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) Friday to Saturday, Sept. 12-14, in Atlanta. The convention will be held at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria, 200 Interstate North Parkway, in Atlanta. The program will include presentations, exhibitors, […]
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Father Barron: ‘The Giver’ and the fading memory of Christianity
September 4, 2014Lois Lowry’s 1993 novel “The Giver” has garnered a very wide audience over the past two decades, since it has become a standard text in middle schools and high schools across the English-speaking world. With the enormous success of the “Harry Potter,” “Twilight” and “Hunger Games” films, Hollywood has been busy adapting books written for […] Full Story
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Panic, hunger spread among quarantined West Africans in Ebola areas
September 4, 2014CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS)—Hunger and panic are spreading among people unable to work because of restrictions aimed at containing the spread of Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone, say church workers in West Africa. In Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, church groups “are trying to get food and distribute it to families who have asked us […]
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Catholic Foundation announces grant recipients from spring cycle
September 4, 2014ATLANTA— The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia is pleased to announce the following spring 2014 grants of 35 general awards and parish enrichment grants, totaling $175,400. According to Nancy Coveny, executive director, the Catholic Foundation received 44 applications totaling just over $470,000 in requests for the general grants program, as well as six applications requesting […]
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Pope to Gaza’s Catholics: Be Christ’s witness in conflict
September 4, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The priest leading the Gaza Strip’s only Catholic parish met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, thanking him for his support of those suffering in the war-torn territory. Argentine Father Jorge Hernandez of the Institute of the Incarnate Word had a 45-minute private meeting with the pope Aug. 29—just days after the start […]
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3 places to support ALS patients, research
September 4, 2014If you choose to take the ice bucket challenge, here are three organizations whose work respects the life and integrity of all human life, from the earliest stages: 1. John Paul II Medical Research Institute 540 East Jefferson Street Suite 305 Iowa City, IA 52245 319-688-7367 http://jp2mri.org/ 2. Answer ALS www.answerals.org/ Initiative started by The […]
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Blessed Trinity spoils home opener for St. Pius X
September 4, 2014ATLANTA—A capacity crowd of energetic fans saw the visiting Blessed Trinity Titans of Roswell defeat the St. Pius X Golden Lions 42-20 at George B. Maloof Stadium on Aug. 29. It was the season opener for both teams during this year’s “Crosstown Showdown.” Blessed Trinity scored its first touchdown halfway into the first quarter when […]
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Groups lash out at new opt-out rules for HHS mandate
September 4, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—Pro-life groups that have battled with the federal government since the first rules were issued on contraceptive coverage in 2012 derided the government’s latest rules allowing religious institutions—and potentially some for-profit companies—to opt out of the contraceptive mandate in the Affordable Care Act. “Once again HHS (the federal Department of Health and Human Services) […]
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St. Andrew youth visit to infamous prison inspires faith
September 4, 2014ROSWELL—More than two dozen members of St. Andrew Church, including many teenagers, made a pilgrimage to a notorious state prison farm nicknamed the “Alcatraz of the South.” The purpose of the trip to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola was to give mission goers the opportunity to witness the spiritual transformation of hardened criminals through […]
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A funny challenge—and a serious cause
September 4, 2014“The Archbishop is all wet!” While that might very well be the considered opinion of some of our faithful, it was certainly the loud cheer of the youth group from Our Lady of the Assumption Parish last week as I accepted their invitation for the ice bucket challenge that has so captured the public’s attention […]