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Visitation Sisters welcome new community member

The community of the Monastery of the Visitation of Holy Mary celebrated the first profession of vows of Sister Bridget Marie of the Sacred Heart on Dec. 8. She professed vows before Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM.

• Bishops name new director of Georgia Catholic Conference 

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published December 13, 2025

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of Atlanta, and Bishop Stephen D. Parkes, of Savannah, named Jayna Hoffacker as the new director for the Georgia Catholic Conference on Dec. 9.  

• ‘For I was in prison, and you visited me’ 

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published December 1, 2025

  In a hostile system where faith is shaken and isolation runs deep, Deacon Kenneth Lampert, of St. Michael Church, keeps visiting prisons and jails in Georgia.

• Living Matthew 25: ‘Whatever you did for my brothers, you did for me’ 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 29, 2025

  Across the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Catholics are answering needs with action. Troubled by what he saw on the streets of Marietta, Breon Haskett created a haven from winter weather for homeless women, using space at Transfiguration Church.