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Sponsors support the congress
June 12, 2014COLLEGE PARK–The sponsors for the Eucharistic Congress each year make the event possible through their donations, which keep costs low. The track sponsor for the 2014 Eucharistic Congress, donating $10,000, is the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia. The leading sponsor, donating $5,000, is Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home. Sustaining sponsors, donating $2,500, are Holy […]
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Next step in pastoral plan: Hearing from the people
June 12, 2014ATLANTA—First some 14,700 people responded to a survey, then Archdiocese of Atlanta officials organized those responses around four themes. Now it is time for parishioners in the archdiocese to have their say. The Archdiocese of Atlanta is in the midst of a yearlong planning process to target key issues facing Catholics in its 69 counties. […]
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2014 Fortnight for Freedom begins June 21
June 12, 2014ATLANTA—The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has called for a Fortnight for Freedom—14 days of prayer, education and action in support of religious freedoms. The 2014 Fortnight for Freedom, with the theme of “Freedom to Serve,” will take place from Saturday, June 21, to Friday, July 4. The theme of this year’s Fortnight […]
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Pastoral plan key issues: What do you think?
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Eucharistic Congress offers something for everyone
June 12, 2014COLLEGE PARK—The feast of Corpus Christi approaches, and in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, that can only mean something big: it’s time for the Eucharistic Congress. The 19th annual congress will begin on Friday, June 20, and continue through the day on Saturday, June 21. All are invited to attend for all or part of the […]
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St. Mary Mission, Elberton, will be administered by Hartwell parish
June 12, 2014SMYRNA—The Mission of St. Mary in Elberton will be assigned for administration to Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Hartwell, effective July 1, 2014. The mission had been assigned for administration to St. Joseph Church in Washington. A decree from Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory changing the assignment of St. Mary was issued on June 2, […]
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Archbishop announces new priest assignments
June 12, 2014ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory announced the following changes in priest assignments, effective July 1, unless otherwise noted. First-time pastors and administrators Father Juan Francisco Anzora has been assigned as pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church, Cartersville. Father Stephen Lyness has been assigned as pastor of St. Joseph Church, Washington, and Queen of Angels Church, […]
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Priest of archdiocese returning to India to start seminary, new congregation
June 12, 2014ATLANTA—Father Balappa Selvaraj now realizes that his experiences as a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta have uniquely prepared him for his new endeavor—forming a seminary in India. Father Selvaraj, chief advocate in the Metropolitan Tribunal, will be leaving the archdiocese June 17 for a period of five years. With the permission of Archbishop Wilton […]
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Pope invites charismatics to Vatican for 2017 jubilee
June 12, 2014ROME (CNS)—Meeting more than 50,000 Catholic charismatics in Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Pope Francis admitted he was not always comfortable with the way they prayed, but he knelt onstage as they prayed for him and over him by singing and speaking in tongues. “In the early years of the charismatic renewal in Buenos Aires, I did […]
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Court says rule too rigid for execution exemption over mental ability
June 12, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—The Supreme Court May 27 tossed out Florida’s standard for determining when someone’s intelligence level renders them exempt from execution. In a 5-4 decision, the court followed up on a 12-year-old ruling that said it is unconstitutional to execute people who have mental disabilities. The new ruling said states must use more than an […]