Parishes
Father Jose R. DeLeon, St. Dominic pastor, stands between two depictions of Christ in the current chapel of the mission in Cornelia. The chapel seats 200 and is filled every Saturday for Mass. The former school building has become a hub for an immigrant community in the northeast corner of the archdiocese. Photo by Julianna Leopold
Cornelia
Shuttered school transformed into mission church for Habersham Catholics
A closed school building has become St. Dominic’s Chapel, serving a primarily immigrant community in the northeast corner of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. “This is a beautiful place where they can feel love,” says pastor, Father Jose DeLeon.
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Atlanta’s Franciscans gather in prayer
Published March 26, 2026
On Feb. 12, in an evening of prayer, members of the Franciscan community, other religious communities and the faithful of Holy Cross gathered to mark the beginning of the Year of St. Francis
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Monroe church dedicates a place of prayer
Published March 15, 2026
Bishop John N. Tran joined parishioners of St. Anna Church in Monroe to bless the community’s new Marian grotto.
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Relics of Mexican saints draw hundreds to St. Jude the Apostle
Published March 15, 2026
Relics of five Cristero War martyrs drew more than 500 of the faithful to St. Jude the Apostle Church in Sandy Springs for Mass, Holy Hour, and veneration on Feb. 6.
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