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Pope On Palm Sunday: Christ’s Passion Leads To Joy
March 28, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass as pope March 24, telling an overflow crowd in St. Peter’s Square that Christ’s death on the cross is a source of eternal consolation and joy. “A Christian can never be sad. Never give way to discouragement,” the pope said in his homily, assuring listeners […]
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Pope Francis To Live In Vatican Guesthouse
March 28, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis has decided not to move into the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace, but to live in a suite in the Vatican guesthouse where he has been since the beginning of the conclave that elected him, said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman. “He is experimenting with this type of living […]
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Pope Francis Meets Retired Pope, Says ‘We’re Brothers’
March 28, 2013CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS)—With a warm embrace, a helping hand, shared prayer, a long discussion and lunch together, Pope Francis spent several hours with retired Pope Benedict XVI March 23 at the papal summer villa. Pope Francis gave Pope Benedict an icon of Mary and Jesus that the Russian Orthodox delegation to his inauguration had […]
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Pope Francis Begins Papacy With Signs Of Universal Ministry
March 28, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Although attempts were made to simplify the ceremony, Pope Francis officially inaugurated his ministry as pope and bishop of Rome in a liturgy filled with biblical symbolism and signs of the universality of his mission. But before the solemn rites began March 19, Pope Francis—known for choosing public transport over chauffeur-driven limousines—took his […]
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‘Bow-dacious’ Results For Holy Spirit Archers
March 28, 2013ATLANTA—Three members of the Holy Spirit Preparatory School archery team were top finishers at the National Field Archery Association (NFAA) Indoor Championship in Louisville, Ky., March 16-17. This year’s competition featured over 2,000 archers. Sarah Cullen, a junior, captured the National Championship cup in the Young Adult Female Freestyle Limited class. Adam Kendall, a senior, […]
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Mary Our Mother Foundation Offers St. Faustina Diary
March 28, 2013ALPHARETTA—The Mary Our Mother Foundation, a nonprofit ministry based in Alpharetta, has released, on audio CD, “Divine Mercy in My Soul: Audio Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska.” The CDs were produced with the help of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, located at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Mass., […]
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The Call Of Muriel Spark’s ‘Memento Mori’
March 28, 2013Sometimes, in spite of all the thinking and planning and pontificating a professor brings to his class, the student says it best. So it was last week, when my literary theory class was discussing Muriel Spark’s 1959 novel “Memento Mori.” “I am familiar with ‘coming-of-age’ stories, but this is the first ‘coming-of-old’ age story I […]
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New Popes—On The Cover Of The Georgia Bulletin
March 28, 2013We’ve been looking at The Georgia Bulletin with a heightened sense of history during these last few months, as we celebrate a jubilee milestone here at the newspaper. After spending hours on the announcement of Pope Francis for the last issue, the staff looked up the covers of the issues announcing new popes over the […]
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CHA Head: ‘Dialogue’ HHS Conflict ‘To Resolution’
March 28, 2013ATLANTA—Catholic health care is being challenged by “divisions in the church” but what is needed is a more “humble and discerning approach,” said the leader of the Catholic Health Association. The debate on how to balance religious freedom and medical care in a pluralistic society is not new. It goes back to the earliest days […]
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Parishes Find Vitality In Caring For Creation
March 28, 2013STONE MOUNTAIN—Columbus Brown has traveled to Jamaica to serve poor people but working on a community garden revealed a need here. “It reminded me that I can go on a mission many miles away, but there is so much need right in front of my eyes. I just need to remove the plank from my […]