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Sister Sally White, educator and hospital chaplain, remembered 

Sister Sarah Gardiner “Sally” White, GNSH, formerly Sister Frances Maureen, died on May 1. Raised in Atlanta, she served as the first principal of St. Jude the Apostle School and also ministered to cancer patients.

• Archdiocesan consecration to the Sacred Heart June 12

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published May 6, 2026

  As the United States marks its 250th anniversary this year, the U.S. bishops will consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus at their spring assembly. Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., announced that the diocesan consecration for the Archdiocese of Atlanta will be at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

• Georgia’s bishops remind faithful of obligation to participate in political life

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published May 5, 2026

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv. of Atlanta, Bishop Stephen D. Parkes of Savannah and Atlanta’s auxiliary bishops are urging Catholics to be more engaged in political life.

• No greater love: Jackson parishioner gives pastor gift of life

  

  By GEORGE LEVINS, Special to the Bulletin 
  Published May 3, 2026

  According to the National Kidney Registry, there are more than 90,000 people waiting for a kidney donation. Father Jose Kochuparampil of St. Mary, Mother of God Church was on that waitlist, until November 2025, when a parishioner walked into his office with a life-giving offer.