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Women’s gathering asked to believe as Mary did, share Holy Spirit
October 11, 2013PEACHTREE CITY—“Encouraged by the Faith of Mary” was the theme of the 57th annual convention of the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women held at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center Sept. 6-8 with 151 in attendance. Speaking at the convention, Father Kevin Hargaden encouraged women to accept the word of God spoken to them wholeheartedly, […] Full Story
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IHM School seventh-grader receives life-saving award
October 11, 2013Firefighters from the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Station 8 and Station 1, along with Jim Lee, principal of Atlanta’s Immaculate Heart of Mary School, honored seventh-grader Lily Massey for her heroism during a house fire on June 24. Massey, 12, awoke to the smell of smoke and the blare of a smoke detector. She alerted […]
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Catholic Media Mass recognizes excellence in journalism
October 11, 2013Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory recently celebrated a Catholic Media Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, to recognize excellence in journalism. At a reception after Mass, Georgia Bulletin staffers, along with journalists from 11Alive WXIA-TV, received awards for their work. Archbishop Gregory handed out the awards, with the help of Pat Chivers, director […]
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St. Pius band wins in Cumming competition
October 11, 2013The St. Pius X High School Marching Golden Lions band performance earned high honors at the 2013 Wolverine Classic marching band competition, held in Cumming. The band came in third place overall against 13 other school bands at the contest and was edged out of second place by less than a point. The top prize […]
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Pinecrest Academy inducts new members to honor society
October 11, 2013Pinecrest Academy held an induction ceremony for the newest members of the John Paul II Chapter of the National Honor Society of Pinecrest Academy. The ceremonies were held at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel on the Cumming campus Friday, Oct. 4. Prior to the ceremony, the new members and their families attended First Friday […]
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Local musician selected for Army band
October 11, 2013Brendan Dukes, a senior mellophone player and the band captain for the Habersham Central High School Band of Blue, has been selected to be a member of the 2014 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band. He and other band members are to perform at halftime of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl at the Alamodome in San […]
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Opera star urges students at Catholic school alma mater to dream big
October 10, 2013PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (CNS)—Imagine a place filled with more than 400 children, yet so quiet you can hear someone breathe. That was the scene at St. Ann School in Prairie Village—and the person doing the “breathing” was world-renowned opera star and Grammy Award winner Joyce DiDonato. “The only way I can make my voice travel […]
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Mass recognizes life-saving work of those in health care
October 10, 2013ATLANTA—The Atlanta Archdiocese is honoring Catholic physicians, nurses and other health care workers with the White Mass, signifying the white coat worn in the medical profession. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and the priests of the archdiocese will celebrate the Mass in recognition of the profession’s life-saving work. The Mass is associated with St. Luke, the […]
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Relics of saint-physician in Atlanta
October 10, 2013ATLANTA—During the weekend of Oct. 12-13, Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta will have relics of St. Gianna Beretta Molla available for veneration after each Mass. St. Gianna was a wife, mother and pediatrician in Italy. She caught the attention of the church in Italy when she refused to terminate her pregnancy to save her life […]
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Despite dangers, church always assists world’s refugees, says prelate
October 10, 2013UNITED NATIONS (CNS)—Refugees and migrants pay the highest price in conflicts around the world and it is in the Catholic Church’s DNA to provide them humanitarian aid and prayerful support, according to speakers at a U.N. event Oct. 4. The panel was held in conjunction with the U.N. High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. […] Full Story