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Retirement for priests can open new avenues for ministry
January 9, 2014ATLANTA—Although officially retired from active ministry, many diocesan priests continue dedicated ministries serving in Atlanta and beyond. Father Richard Morrow, Msgr. William Hoffman, Father Walter Foley and Father Patrick McCormick have a combined 192 years of service as priests. ‘I’m 84 and I’m still needed’ Father Richard “Dick” Morrow has been a priest for 58 […]
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Jasper parish to host speaker on Christians in the Middle East
January 9, 2014JASPER—Father Dominique Hanna will present “The Confessing Christians in the East” at Our Lady of the Mountains Church in Jasper on Sunday, Jan. 26, at 5 p.m. Father Hanna, pastor of St. Joseph Maronite Catholic Church in Atlanta, will speak about the history and the heroism of the suffering Christians in the Middle East. Father […] Full Story
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‘Citizen-scholar’ and former Ambassador to Vatican Thomas Melady dies
January 9, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—Former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican Thomas P. Melady, who served in several diplomatic posts and continued to play a role as “citizen-scholar” long past the age when most people would have retired, died Jan. 6. He was 86. Melady died at his Washington home of a brain tumor, which doctors only recently diagnosed. […]
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Vatican hosts top world leaders; experts to push for end to Syrian war
January 9, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Egyptian Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei are among the key political experts invited by the Vatican for a one-day meeting aimed at promoting a cease-fire in Syria, the protection of Christians there and a transitional and unified government. The Vatican meeting Jan. 13 will come ahead […]
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Courts give some last-minute relief from HHS contraceptive mandate
January 9, 2014WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS)—In the midst of their New Year’s Eve celebration with low-income elderly residents, the Baltimore-based Little Sisters of the Poor learned that the Supreme Court issued an injunction temporarily protecting them from the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate. The order by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, issued within hours of the mandate taking […]
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Two schools produce mixed results on the hardwood
January 9, 2014ROSWELL—The Blessed Trinity High School girls basketball team (6-7) scored the first six points of the game before Johns Creek High School (4-7) scored its first basket. When halftime rolled around, Johns Creek held a 27-19 lead. At the end of the third quarter Johns Creek held a 10-point lead. With 1:26 remaining in the […]
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Annual celebration planned for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 9, 2014ATLANTA—The annual weekend celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held in the Atlanta Archdiocese on Jan. 16, 18-19. The theme of the weekend is “The Content of Their Character: Made in the Image and Likeness of God—Remembering the 16th Street Baptist Church Four Little Girls and the Martyrs […]
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Charismatic Mass will be a Saturday night celebration
January 9, 2014ATLANTA—The New Year offers a new opportunity to come together for a charismatic vigil Mass, celebrated by Father Tim Hepburn. The priest, who has been active in the Catholic charismatic renewal for many years, will celebrate the Mass on Saturday evening, Jan. 18, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on Briarcliff Road in Atlanta. The […]
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Archbishop’s residence new as Cathedral outreach grows
January 9, 2014The priests from Christ the King Cathedral rectory will be moving into my current residence sometime during this coming year after some expansion work is completed. The Cathedral planning committee recommended that their pastor approach me about three years ago to see if I would be willing to sell the Archbishop’s residence to the Cathedral […]
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El arzobispo tendrá una nueva residencia ahora que el alcance pastoral de la catedral se extiende
January 9, 2014Los sacerdotes de la rectoría de la Catedral Christ the King se estarán mudando a mi residencia actual este año, después de que hayan terminado algunos trabajos de expansión. El comité de planeación de la catedral recomendó a su párroco que se acercara a mí, aproximadamente hace tres años, para ver si yo estaría dispuesto […]