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Atlanta

Mass for the Unborn, Stand for Life Jan. 28

ATLANTA—The 1973 Supreme Court cases, Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, which legalized abortion in the United States, will be marked by the Catholic community in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 28 at the Mass for the Unborn and Stand for Life. Highlights of this Mass for the Unborn are the commissioning of Respect Life […] Full Story

• Remembering the top stories of 2018

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 10, 2019

  It’s that time when we consider the events that shaped 2018 for the Atlanta Catholic community. We must have printed hundreds of thousands of words and hundreds of photos in last year’s 23 issues. Editor Nichole Golden, Photographer Michael Alexander and Staff Writer Andrew Nelson flipped through the pages to select the stories with an […] Full Story

• Favorite photos captured in 2018 reflect visual gifts from God

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published January 10, 2019

  ATLANTA–I always say I’ve never taken a photograph that God didn’t orchestrate or see first. If I’m attentive, able to anticipate what God is about to unveil and I’m in the right place at the right time, the opportunity for capturing a special moment is possible. There are two photos from 2018 that speak to […] Full Story

• Reporter’s favorite story combines art and faith

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 10, 2019

  ATLANTA—The image first popped up in my Twitter feed. It was a painting of a cloaked pregnant woman, twinned with a large catchphrase written in cursive: “Woman are stronger than hell.” The mural was painted on a wall at the Krog Street tunnel, one of Atlanta’s most famous outposts for public art. I’d call it […] Full Story