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Emory’s Aquinas Center honors namesake saint with special programming 

At Emory University’s Aquinas Day on Jan. 29, historian Matthew Cressler examined the understanding of faithfulness, as he explored what it means to be a “good” Catholic.  

• Aquinas Center names new executive director 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2026

  The Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University named Alice Cameron as its executive director. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

• Foreign-born priests rejoice at easing of religious worker visa restrictions  

  

  By NATALIA DURON and ANDREW NELSON 
  Published January 27, 2026

  A federal rule change easing restrictions on religious worker visas is bringing relief to Catholic priests serving in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

• St. John Bosco student uses crochet skills to create papal gift

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published January 25, 2026

  Juliet Guidry, an eighth grader at St. John Bosco Academy in Cumming, crocheted a candy Peep for Pope Leo XIV. The handmade chick was given to the pontiff during a general audience at the Vatican, and the moment captured global attention across social media.