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Pope Francis, with retired pope, canonizes Sts. John and John Paul
May 1, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Canonizing two recent popes in the presence of his immediate predecessor, Pope Francis praised the new Sts. John XXIII and John Paul II as men of courage and mercy, who responded to challenges of their time by modernizing the Catholic Church in fidelity to its ancient traditions. “They were priests, bishops and popes […]
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Retiring Transfiguration pastor to be honored
May 1, 2014MARIETTA—Msgr. Patrick Bishop, long-time pastor of Transfiguration Church, is planning to retire this summer after 40 years serving as a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Parishioners will be honoring his priesthood and his 25 years as pastor of Transfiguration at a celebration on Saturday, May 17. The Mass of thanksgiving will begin at 7 […]
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Vatican conference on human trafficking was ‘an awakening,’ Bishop Zarama says
May 1, 2014ATLANTA—Bishop Luis R. Zarama participated in an April conference at the Vatican on combating human trafficking where he gained insights into how the U.S. Catholic Church can partner with law enforcement to rescue and bring healing to victims of enslavement. Bishop Zarama, an auxiliary bishop of Atlanta, represented the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee […]
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Catholic-Orthodox Ecumenical Gathering set for May 20
May 1, 2014ATLANTA—The May Catholic-Orthodox Ecumenical Gathering will bring the faithful together to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the meeting of Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I in Jerusalem and the present state of Catholic-Orthodox relations in light of that meeting. The gathering will take place on Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral […]
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Colombian speaker to give ‘lightning’ testimony at local parishes
May 1, 2014ATLANTA—Dr. Gloria Polo, a resident of Bogota, Colombia, will visit several parishes in the Atlanta area May 14-16 to share her story of redemption following a 1995 incident in which she was struck by lightning. Raised in the Catholic faith, she later fell away and became involved in activities that were contrary to God’s commandments. […]
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Sleepwalking through life
May 1, 2014Insomnia stalks many people mercilessly. No wonder it’s commonplace to see ads touting medications and herbs that supposedly will lull one to sleep. As for me, there are evenings when I’m in the living room reading and can barely keep my eyes open, but as soon as I’m in bed and my head hits the […]
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In Holy Land, it’s ‘I am Christian’; denominations aren’t so important
May 1, 2014JIFNA, West Bank (CNS)—Suheir Saliba was running late as she prepared to go to the Easter Divine Liturgy with her husband, Aimad Kamal, and his family. Saliba, a Catholic, had a late night. She, along with other Catholic and Greek Orthodox residents of the village, had attended the ceremony welcoming the holy fire at St. […]
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Panel of cardinals to advise pope on Vatican reform
May 1, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Amid rising concerns about corruption and mismanagement in the central administration of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis named an international panel of cardinals to advise him on the latest reform of the Vatican bureaucracy. The Vatican Secretariat of State announced April 13 that the pope had established the group—which includes Boston Cardinal Sean […]
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Decrying the state’s new gun law
April 30, 2014A new gun law has now been enacted in Georgia. I regret that legislative action more than I can possibly express in this brief column. I publicly supported and continue to endorse the objections of many of our religious and civic leaders as our elected officials were weighing this measure. And before this legislation takes […]
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Easter proclaims that love gives life, pope says; share it with others
April 22, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis urged Christians to remember how they first encountered Christ and to share his love and mercy with others, especially through acts of caring and sharing. Proclaiming the good news of Jesus’ resurrection means giving concrete witness “to unconditional and faithful love,” he said April 20 before solemnly giving his blessing “urbi […]