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OLA students help many in one giant day of service
October 24, 2013ATLANTA—Our Lady of the Assumption School students completed a “Big Day of Service” on Sept. 25, as all students participated, working with more than 20 organizations around Atlanta. Sharon Black, development director at the school, reported that in advance of the big day, students collected quarters for Stop Hunger Now, toiletries for Mercy Care, bottled […]
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On bishops’ agenda: elections, marriage
October 24, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—Elections for a new president and vice president, a discussion and vote on a Spanish-language book of prayers at Mass, and a proposal to develop a statement on pornography are among the items awaiting the U.S. bishops when they gather in Baltimore for their annual fall assembly. At their Nov. 11-14 meeting at the […]
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News Briefs: October 23, 2013
October 24, 2013U.S. Biotechnology must consider ethics, compassion, says Cardinal Turkson DES MOINES, Iowa (CNS)—He came to engage in conversations about hunger. Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, came to Des Moines for the World Food Prize. He talked with scientists, researchers, policymakers and students. He also made time to […]
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Artist’s work reveals his faith
October 24, 2013CLARKESVILLE—The trees of north Georgia are turning to shades of orange, yellow and red. The fields are gold and green, and the lawn of St. Paul the Apostle Church in Cleveland has become a patch of pumpkins in rows of various sizes. Between Clarkesville and Cleveland, and just around the corner from the alpine village […]
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From Dalton to Morelia, priest’s ordination celebrated
October 24, 2013ATLANTA—When Father Luis Simon Gallardo was ordained in August in Mexico, for his native diocese, there was fraternal joy and bittersweet rejoicing in the Atlanta Archdiocese. In fact, he is a spiritual son of St. Joseph Church in Dalton. He initially longed to serve the immigrant Mexican community in Georgia. “He discovered his vocation while […]
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Foundation thanks donors whose gifts, small or large, build church
October 24, 2013ATLANTA—The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia featured Jeremiah 29:11’s message of building a “future of hope” as an awareness campaign theme last fall. The foundation and its donors—both new and longtime contributors—are clearly helping to build such a future for generations to come. The Catholic Foundation’s annual Deo Gratias Mass and luncheon, celebrated Sept. 28 […]
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Looking Back: October 1963
October 24, 2013The opening of the second session of the Second Vatican Council filled the pages of The Georgia Bulletin in October 1963. Pope Paul VI, elected to succeed Pope John XXIII, opened the new session, which also included more representatives from other Christian denominations. Some 60 non-Roman Catholic delegate-observers attended, including 17 from the United States. […]
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By declining case, high court allows monks to make, sell simple caskets
October 24, 2013NEW ORLEANS (CNS)—It took the U.S. Supreme Court to make the final decision. By declining to review a lower court’s ruling, the high court Oct. 15 left standing what Benedictine Abbot Justin Brown has known in his heart for the past six years: The Benedictine monks of St. Joseph Abbey in Covington are not breaking […]
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At Faith & Sharing Mass, people ‘usually leave smiling’
October 24, 2013JOHNS CREEK—Joy was the prevailing spirit at the Faith & Sharing Mass on Sunday, Oct. 13, at St. Benedict Church in Johns Creek. Twice a year, the Disabilities Ministry of the archdiocese organizes the Mass for people of all abilities, their family members and friends. Nearly 200 people attended the Mass celebrated by Bishop David […]
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Venerating Fatima statue, pope entrusts world to Mary
October 24, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Before a congregation of more than 100,000 in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis formally entrusted the world to Mary. “We are confident that each of us is precious in your sight,” the pope said Oct. 13, facing the statue of Mary that normally stands in the shrine at Fatima, Portugal. “Guard our lives […]