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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. […]
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Interfaith hospital on Turkish border helps Syrians save themselves
October 10, 2013KILIS, Turkey (CNS)—Ali Ahmad was walking with his young son one evening after dark. It was after they had fled Aleppo, Syria, and begun their lives as refugees in southern Turkey. It was a clear, starry night. “He looks up at the stars and he says, ‘Dada, are they coming to bomb us?’ I, I…. […]
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Many benefit from ripple effects of father’s love for daughter
October 10, 2013ATLANTA—People with Down syndrome have a dedicated friend and advocate in Frank Murphy of St. Jude the Apostle Church, Sandy Springs, and, in turn, he considers them his “Down syndrome family.” The Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta presented a Lifetime Achievement Award Sept. 19 to Murphy at its annual Buddy Breakfast. Murphy and his late […]
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Local Marian Servants community commits to service
October 10, 2013ATLANTA—The national leader of the Marian Servants of Divine Providence came to Atlanta Sept. 13 to celebrate the commitment ceremony for its members. Diane F. Brown, of Clearwater, Fla., watched as more than 30 members of the group in the Archdiocese of Atlanta repeated vows at St. Benedict Church, Johns Creek, to strive “to be […]
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Aquinas Center to offer ‘Band of Sisters’ documentary
October 10, 2013ATLANTA—“Band of Sisters,” a documentary on the remarkable history of Catholic women religious in the United States, will be presented Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Emory University. The program will be from 7-9 p.m. at 208 in Goodrich C. White Hall. The hall is located at 301 Dowman Drive in Atlanta with parking available in both […]
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‘Don’t be afraid to marry and start a family’
October 10, 2013It has become one of the happiest events in our Archdiocesan calendar—the 50th and 60th Wedding Anniversary celebration held each fall. Once again, St. Brigid Parish accommodated the affair with their usual very gracious hospitality. After eight years, folks now plan for this celebration as soon as the date is announced, which means that children […]
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‘No tengan miedo de contraer matrimonio y de comenzar una familia’
October 10, 2013La celebración de 50 y 60 años de aniversario de bodas del otoño se ha convertido en uno de los acontecimientos más felices de nuestro calendario arquidiocesano. Una vez más, la Parroquia de St. Brigid acomodó el evento con su habitual y muy amable hospitalidad. Después de ocho años, la gente ahora planea esta celebración […]
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Notable cases from Catholic perspective on Supreme Court docket
October 10, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—The Supreme Court’s docket for the term beginning Oct. 7 is notable—from the perspective of the Catholic Church—for a handful of cases accepted or in the pipeline that would refine previous rulings on free speech, public prayer and the Affordable Care Act. The docket so far lacks cases that would appear to be of […]