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“Where are you serving?’ asks Jack Jezreel
July 23, 2013For Jack Jezreel, the new pope has shaken up the church and its believers. “This is a remarkable time to be Catholic,” said Jezreel, the founder of JustFaith Ministries. He said Pope Francis has an “absolutely novel” approach to serving as the head of the church. Jezreel spoke to people last week at St. Anthony […]
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Atlantans at World Youth Day
July 23, 2013I have arrived in Rio!!!!! #WYD #rio2013 http://t.co/1sXejir5VW — SouthernCatholic (@SouthrnCatholic) July 22, 2013 Eight pilgrims traveled with Stephen Lenahan, the director of youth ministry at Atlanta’s Christ the King Cathedral, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They include young people from the cathedral, along with members of Life Teen and others from the Archdiocese of Atlanta […]
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During flight, pope talks about importance of giving young people jobs
July 22, 2013ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO BRAZIL (CNS)—With economic hard times as an excuse not to hire young people, the world risks tossing them aside and endangers its own future, Pope Francis said. Speaking to reporters aboard the papal flight to Rio de Janeiro July 22, the pope declined to answer their questions, but instead made […]
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Dahlonega parish claims top two graduates
July 18, 2013DAHLONEGA—In the largest senior class in Lumpkin County High School history, the top two graduates hailed for the first time from St. Luke’s Church in Dahlonega. Jose Moran, valedictorian of the 220-member class of 2013, is the son of Maria and Dagoberto Moran, and the salutatorian, Rebekah Worick, is the daughter of Monika and Chris […]
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Cobb churches to help shelter homeless families
July 18, 2013MARIETTA—Faith communities in Cobb County are responding to a need for shelters for families who are homeless. Advocates say they are spurred to action by learning that an estimated 1,400 school-age children in the county don’t have shelter and that one of the largest shelters in Marietta nightly has to turn people away. Marietta’s Transfiguration […]
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Looking Back: July 18, 1963–Death of Archbishop O’Hara
July 18, 2013The July 18, 1963 issue of The Georgia Bulletin announced the death in London of Archbishop Gerald P. O’Hara, former bishop of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta, who was serving as apostolic delegate to Great Britain. Distinguished in service to the church, Archbishop O’Hara was bishop of Savannah-Atlanta from 1936 to 1956. The title of the […]
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Pope calls for repentance over migrants’ treatment
July 18, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Before saying a word, Pope Francis made the sign of the cross and tossed a wreath of white and yellow flowers into the Mediterranean Sea in memory of the estimated 20,000 African immigrants who have died in the past 25 years trying to reach a new life in Europe. In his homily at […]
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Good Country Pictures aims for noted author’s vision
July 18, 2013ATLANTA—Though she was born in Savannah and grew up in Milledgeville, Flannery O’Connor did not write sweet, Southern fiction. Many of her works, which include two novels and dozens of short stories, are considered violent, graphic and often grotesque. But in the midst of them, there is God’s grace and mercy. Good Country Pictures, an […]
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Family Day to benefit Rockdale, Newton program
July 18, 2013A family day planned in Conyers for Saturday, July 27, will benefit the Family Promise of New Rock program. The event is free and will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Stone Mountain Harley-Davidson, 900 Dogwood Drive, Conyers. Among the planned activities are inflatables and water slides for children, food and drinks, […]
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Seven encyclicals that shook the church
July 18, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis’ first encyclical, “Lumen Fidei” (“The Light of Faith”), released July 5, is the latest installment in a centuries’ old papal tradition. An encyclical is considered the most authoritative form of papal writing, and though many examples are now remembered only by scholars, the messages of others have continued to resonate within […]