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Millennials, young minority adults suffer high unemployment
August 15, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—Emily Rolla, a 22-year-old graduate of the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio, recently accepted a retail job at Target after trying unsuccessfully since December to get a job in her field of study. A double major in communication arts and German, Rolla has applied for jobs ranging from public relations, social media management […]
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Witnessing the wonderful transition of our new pope
August 15, 2013I can personally recall one of the very early Wednesday audiences of the then-newly-elected Pope John Paul II that I attended, in which he casually strolled into the Vatican Audience Hall to the enormous applause of the standing room only crowd. He simply was a rock star—young, energetic, outgoing and teeming with charisma! The Church […]
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Presenciando la maravillosa transición de nuestro nuevo Papa
August 15, 2013Recuerdo personalmente una de las primeras audiencias de los miércoles del entonces recién elegido Papa Juan Pablo II a las que asistí, en donde entró casualmente en la sala de audiencias del Vaticano mientras la multitud lo aplaudía. ¡Simplemente él era una estrella de rock, joven, enérgico, extrovertido y lleno de carisma! La Iglesia misma […]
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Health care professionals to be honored at White Mass
August 15, 2013ATLANTA— The color white, denoting the traditional garb worn by medical professionals and symbolizing the dedicated work of those in patient care, gives name to the archdiocesan White Mass, to be held for the first time on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. The Mass, to be held at the Cathedral of Christ the King, […]
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Looking Back: Aug. 15, 1963
August 15, 2013The fascinating early history of the Catholic Center at the University of Georgia in Athens was the subject of a column by Father R. Donald Kiernan in the Aug. 8, 1963 edition of The Georgia Bulletin. Father Kiernan’s “Georgia Pines” column gave him a place to introduce many of the more unusual and interesting parts […]
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Mass honors Our Lady, patroness of Cuba, Sept. 7
August 15, 2013ATLANTA—In the Year of Faith, the Cuban-American community of Atlanta is inviting people of faith to the celebration of the feast of Our Blessed Mother Mary Virgin of Charity, patroness of Cuba. A Solemn Mass in honor of the Virgin of Charity will be celebrated at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Saturday, Sept. 7, […]
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Bishop says joblessness, exploitation denying millions ‘honor, respect’
August 15, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—Millions of workers are being denied the honor and respect they deserve because of a lack of jobs, underemployment, low wages and exploitation, according to the bishop who heads the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. “Earlier this year, Pope Francis pointed out, ‘Work is fundamental to the dignity of a […]
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Holy Family Parish celebrates 40 years as a faith community in Cobb
August 15, 2013MARIETTA—While the landscape has changed completely, some of the people who filled the church were remarkably the same. Couples who started Holy Family Church greeted each other at the 40th anniversary Mass July 10 after a standing-room-only liturgy celebrated by Bishop Luis R. Zarama. “This was farmland when the church was built. There was a […]
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Free English classes give immigrants freedom, better opportunities
August 15, 2013ATLANTA—Last year Catholic Charities Atlanta’s English Literacy and Civics program improved the lives of 144 non-English speaking immigrants one syllable at a time. This federally funded grant program teaches adult students English within a cultural context. Increasing the students’ language proficiency not only helps immigrants find better job opportunities and earn citizenship, but it allows […]
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Madagascar archbishop confirms no contraceptives in CRS programs
August 15, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—A Madagascar archbishop confirmed in talks with leading U.S. church leaders that Catholic Relief Services is not providing or facilitating access to contraceptives and abortifacients in its health care programs in his archdiocese. The Population Research Institute had alleged in a series of reports in July that some CRS workers were engaged in family […]