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Bishop says joblessness, exploitation denying millions ‘honor, respect’
August 15, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—Millions of workers are being denied the honor and respect they deserve because of a lack of jobs, underemployment, low wages and exploitation, according to the bishop who heads the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. “Earlier this year, Pope Francis pointed out, ‘Work is fundamental to the dignity of a […]
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Holy Family Parish celebrates 40 years as a faith community in Cobb
August 15, 2013MARIETTA—While the landscape has changed completely, some of the people who filled the church were remarkably the same. Couples who started Holy Family Church greeted each other at the 40th anniversary Mass July 10 after a standing-room-only liturgy celebrated by Bishop Luis R. Zarama. “This was farmland when the church was built. There was a […]
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Free English classes give immigrants freedom, better opportunities
August 15, 2013ATLANTA—Last year Catholic Charities Atlanta’s English Literacy and Civics program improved the lives of 144 non-English speaking immigrants one syllable at a time. This federally funded grant program teaches adult students English within a cultural context. Increasing the students’ language proficiency not only helps immigrants find better job opportunities and earn citizenship, but it allows […]
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Madagascar archbishop confirms no contraceptives in CRS programs
August 15, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—A Madagascar archbishop confirmed in talks with leading U.S. church leaders that Catholic Relief Services is not providing or facilitating access to contraceptives and abortifacients in its health care programs in his archdiocese. The Population Research Institute had alleged in a series of reports in July that some CRS workers were engaged in family […]
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iConnect Singles celebrates second anniversary
August 15, 2013ATLANTA—In late 2010, a small group of single adult Catholics from the Atlanta Archdiocese found themselves often hanging out together and discussing how they had “no place to go” when it came to a singles community in which they felt comfortable. Feeling out of place in young adult groups but not yet ready for senior […]
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Diocese identifies ‘mystery’ priest at scene of accident in Missouri
August 13, 2013ST. LOUIS (CNS)—The identity of a “mystery” priest who prayed with a young woman at the scene of an accident in central Missouri has been solved. The Diocese of Jefferson City, Mo., has identified the priest as Father Patrick Dowling, a native of Kilkenny, Ireland, who is currently serving in prison ministry and in parish […]
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Students return to the classroom
August 13, 2013We invited parents and others to submit photos of their young scholars as the school year gets underway. Here is a gallery of the submitted photos.
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The Streak Remains Intact
August 6, 2013Every August (or late July) since 2006 a group photograph of Archdiocese of Atlanta seminarians has been taken. Archbishop Gregory, the vocations director and an auxiliary bishop usually join them for the photograph. The week of the photograph the seminarians are attending a retreat at Ignatius House, Atlanta. The photo session takes place on a […]
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Church musician convention highlights liturgy constitution anniversary
August 1, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—Most Americans will remember Nov. 22, 1963, as the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, but liturgists will note that date also as the day the Second Vatican Council approved the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy. The effects of the constitution, promulgated Dec. 4, 1963, are still being felt today, and its golden […]
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Reflections on yesteryear’s Confirmation ‘slap’
August 1, 2013The Sacraments always leave certain enduring impressions in our lives—and I do not refer only to the spiritual consequences that they mystically impart. We all remember the special moments of our Sacramental life—particularly those that we may receive only once, like our wedding, our ordination, or our Confirmation. Those events imprint themselves upon each one […]