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Archbishop-Emeritus John Francis Donoghue Dies
November 10, 2011Archbishop-emeritus John Francis Donoghue, the fifth archbishop of the Atlanta Archdiocese, died Friday, Nov. 11, at the age of 83. Archbishop Donoghue served as archbishop of Atlanta from Aug. 19, 1993, until Dec. 9, 2004, when Pope John Paul II accepted his retirement due to age. When he was appointed archbishop of Atlanta, Archbishop Donoghue […]
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Priest Assignment
November 10, 2011Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has announced the following change in priest assignment. He has confirmed the recommendation of Father Rosendo Urrabazo, provincial superior of the Claretian Missionaries, U.S.A. province, and assigned Claretian Father Richard DeTore as parochial vicar at Corpus Christi Church, Stone Mountain. This assignment was effective Oct. 1.
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Local Justice Programs Receive CCHD Grants
November 10, 2011At St. Brendan the Navigator Church in Cumming, Hispanic adults learn the English language and computer skills through Tell Me More online language courses that will help them to integrate better into the community and to communicate more easily with their children’s schools. At Ignatius House Jesuit retreat center, Catholic Earth Day participants reflect in […]
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Mass, Veneration Mark Late Pope’s First Feast Day
November 10, 2011The Archdiocese of Atlanta commemorated the first feast day of Blessed John Paul II on Friday, Oct. 21, with a Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Luis R. Zarama at the Cathedral of Christ the King and veneration of a first-class relic of the late pope, who was beatified May 1. Prior to the Mass, many […]
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Holy Spirit Cross Country Team Excels, Coach Honored
November 10, 2011The boys and girls cross country teams at Holy Spirit Preparatory School competed in the Oct. 25 Georgia Independent School Association Region (GISA) 1AAA Championships at the Nash Farm Battlefield, Hampton. Ryan Doyle and Hannah Meadows claimed individual honors, while both teams earned wins, and first-year coach Andrew Shanks was named Region Coach of the Year […]
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Volleyball Players Named To Senior All-Star Team
November 10, 2011Mary Carter Thornton of Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, Olivia Schmitz of Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville, and Alex Bidgood of St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, were named to the Georgia Volleyball Coaches Association senior all-star team. Thornton, a four-year varsity starter, played libero and served and was one of Blessed Trinity’s […]
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St. Peter Parish Celebrates 75th Anniversary
November 10, 2011Friends, current and former parishioners, and neighbors from other faith communities came together Oct. 23 to recognize the ministry that St. Peter Church has provided to the city of LaGrange and Troup County for 75 years. Hundreds filled the sunlit church to capacity, even standing, as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Father Theodore Book, pastor, […]
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Parishes Collaborate To Find Ways To Save A Million
November 10, 2011You know those envelopes that come in your mail monthly? Well, here’s an idea: Try getting them every other month to save your parish money. That small change can save a few thousand dollars. That’s just one idea being offered to parishes to save cash in a lousy economy. And that’s not the only way. […]
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Mass, Veneration Mark Late Pope’s First Feast Day
November 10, 2011The Archdiocese of Atlanta commemorated the first feast day of Blessed John Paul II on Friday, Oct. 21, with a Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Luis R. Zarama at the Cathedral of Christ the King and veneration of a first-class relic of the late pope, who was beatified May 1. Prior to the Mass, many […]
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Monastery Doors ‘Opened’ For Readers, Pilgrims
November 10, 2011If you have barreled along Interstate 20 East, you may have been unaware that a serpentine route through what was once rural Rockdale County will bring you to a place of beauty and tranquility, the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, home to Cistercian monks who live a rule of life crafted some 1,500 years ago […]