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• Atlanta

  Catholic Charities Atlanta holds information session on immigrant, refugee policies

  

  Catholic Charities Atlanta hosted a post-election information session at the Archdiocese of Atlanta Chancery on Feb. 5. The forum discussed national policies that affect specific parishioners, community members and children in the archdiocese.

• Smyrna

  Advocates see human side of tribunal work 

  

  Some 130 women and men now serve as advocates for the Archdiocese of Atlanta Metropolitan Tribunal helping people seeking a marriage annulment in the church’s court system. While tribunal work can seem legal and procedural, advocates see a deeply human side. 

• Atlanta

  Cardinal Gregory honors legacy of Shrivers at Morehouse Mass 

  

  Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington celebrated the faith and service of Eunice and Sargent Shriver during a Feb. 13 Mass at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Atlanta’s Morehouse College. The Lyke House Catholic Center hosted the Mass.

• Atlanta

  Atlanta parishes announce Fish Fry dinners for Lent 

  

  Churches and Knights of Columbus Councils across the Archdiocese of Atlanta share details of their fish frys—offering delicious food, fellowship and a sense of community this Lent.

• Atlanta

  Archbishop Hartmayer urges Atlanta Catholics to support Catholic Relief Services

  

  In a pre-Lenten letter, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., urges Atlanta Catholics to support the important work of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) amid a freeze of funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID.

• Atlanta

  Remembering Sister Mary Eugenia, OP

  

  Sister Mary Eugenia, OP, (Rose E. Frascatore) died Feb. 19 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta. She was 85 years old.

• Atlanta

  Cursillo impacts communities, transforms lives of parishioners in archdiocese

  

  Cursillo is a three-day spiritual experience that offers a deep dive into personal reflection and the Catholic faith. Parishioners in the Archdiocese of Atlanta share their experiences from the weekend workshop and how it transformed their spiritual life.

• Atlanta

  Catholics advocate for people with intellectual disabilities 

  

  On Feb. 12, Catholics and other advocates gathered at the Georgia State Capitol for “Ring Around the Capitol” to urge senators and representatives to protect individuals with intellectual disabilities from facing execution in this state. 

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