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• “Where are you serving?’ asks Jack Jezreel

  Published July 23, 2013

  For Jack Jezreel, the new pope has shaken up the church and its believers. “This is a remarkable time to be Catholic,” said Jezreel, the founder of JustFaith Ministries. He said Pope Francis has an “absolutely novel” approach to serving as the head of the church. Jezreel spoke to people last week at St. Anthony […] Full Story

• Atlantans at World Youth Day

  Published July 23, 2013

  I have arrived in Rio!!!!! #WYD #rio2013 http://t.co/1sXejir5VW — SouthernCatholic (@SouthrnCatholic) July 22, 2013 Eight pilgrims traveled with Stephen Lenahan, the director of youth ministry at Atlanta’s Christ the King Cathedral, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They include young people from the cathedral, along with members of Life Teen and others from the Archdiocese of Atlanta […] Full Story

• Read about the new look of the Georgia Bulletin

  Published July 8, 2013

  By now, you  have noticed our web pages look a little different. Our newspaper also has a new look. Its got a five column grid which changes how stories, graphics and photos are displayed.  We choose Chronicle OS Text for body copy, along with Stilson Display Condensed for the headlines. But beyond the typeface, we’ve […] Full Story

• New look of Georgia Bulletin to hit the streets

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 3, 2013

  We’ve completed the major work of our redesign. There may be some tweaking, but for the most part, the Georgia Bulletin has a fresher look. Below is a photo of the final issue with the old design, followed by what we call the proofs of the new look. Subscribers will see the paper later this […] Full Story

• Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory calls the Supreme Court decisions “extremely disappointing”

  Published June 26, 2013

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory issued the following statement on the decisions made by the Supreme Court: ATLANTA – Today’s unfortunate decision by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act is extremely disappointing. The Catholic Church promotes and defends marriage by teaching about marriage’s authentic meaning as a lifelong, exclusive, […] Full Story

• At the ordination

  Published June 10, 2013

  After the incense, after the prayers, after the blessing and the laying on of hands, comes the tradition where the new priests offer blessing to friends and family.It’s a happy occasion, giving the men the first time to be with loved ones after the ornate ceremony.  Here reporter Andrew Nelson spoke to a friend of […] Full Story

• Deacons ordained to serve, preaching God’s word and comforting those forgotten

  Published May 28, 2013

  A triptych from the ordination ceremony.

• Giving Glory To God Through Gardening

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published May 21, 2013

  The first time I met Gloria and Neil Nelson was back in 2006. They were shopping for religious items at Notre Dame Bookshop, Atlanta, before closing its doors for good. Since that time I’ve seen the couple at various events around the Archdiocese of Atlanta such as the Catholic Charities Gala and the Eucharistic Congress. […] Full Story

• Press release from the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City

  Published May 21, 2013

  We’re working on a local reaction to the natural disaster that struck Monday night.Here’s the news release from the archdiocese. Archbishop Coakley on devastating tornadoes:“We will walk with the people of Oklahoma through their recovery”  The Most Reverend Paul S. Coakley, Archbishop of Oklahoma City, said the members of the archdiocese are appreciative of the […] Full Story

• Heads Up: Another Graduating Class Leaves An Artistic Mark

  Published May 16, 2013

  A few weeks ago I was down at Our Lady of Victory School, Tyrone, for an assignment that was totally unrelated to something I would discover while I was there. On the ceiling tiles above my head were a variety of colorful drawings – all with a religious or spiritual motif. There were images of […] Full Story

• The Class of 2013

  Published May 6, 2013

  One student built a foundry. Another embraced volunteering. Another turned to art to express herself when dyslexia made reading difficult. Those are just three of the seven seniors we write about in the upcoming issue. We’re putting together our annual package of standout high school seniors, including an audio slideshow. The students from all seven […] Full Story

• Check out this radio story

  Published May 3, 2013

  I searched last night for a podcast to listen to as I prepared my daughter for bed. You see, I am a big, big fan of radio story telling.  GB photographer Michael Alexander introduced me to The Moth – with its motto “True stories told live” – a few years ago and I’ve listened off and […] Full Story

• Bishop Talley talks about the meaning of the statue of St. Francis and St. Claire.

  Published April 4, 2013

  I spotted this small shrine as I finished interviewing then Msgr. David P. Talley. It was one of the items that had not been packed at his former office at St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek, before his ordination as a bishop. I figured there would be a good story behind it, so I asked him […] Full Story

• Our first tweets from Twitter archives

  Published April 3, 2013

  Twitter allows people to dig back through its archives to uncover the initial fumbling attempts at writing in 140 characters. Here’s ours. Twitter is now a 24-hour news wire, a nonstop flow of stories, photos, videos, and yes, sometime what people had for lunch, that is informative and entertaining. It has been embraced by the […] Full Story

• Looking Back…Papal Covers

  Published March 21, 2013

  The Georgia Bulletin is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. With the election of the Roman Catholic Church’s newest pontiff, Pope Francis, we thought you would want you to preview the newspaper’s papal covers from over the years, dating back to 1963. June 27, 1963 cover for Pope Paul VI August 31, 1978 cover for Pope […] Full Story

• Dateline: IN ST. PETER’S SQUARE

  Published March 14, 2013

  IN ST. PETER’S SQUARE MARCH 13, 2013Father Luke Ballman, of the Atlanta Archdiocese, serves at the North American College in Rome. He spoke to The Georgia Bulletin March 13 by phone after witnessing the announcement of the election of Pope Francis and the pope’s first public appearance on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. The […] Full Story

• A Lunar Smile

  Published March 14, 2013

  Were you out last night? Did you see the moon? As I was leaving the office, I noticed the moon high in the sky above Smyrna. It looked similar to the Getty Image below of the moon that was photographed over Las Vegas. Maybe it was God’s way of smiling down on the choice of […] Full Story

• Los Tres Obispos (The Three Bishops)

  Published March 14, 2013

  Last Wednesday, March 6, was the first time all three of the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s bishops came together for a joint photo session. The two existing bishops, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Auxiliary Bishop Luis Zarama, and Bishop-designate David Talley gathered in Hall C of the Archdiocese’s Chancery, where I took individual portraits and a […] Full Story

• Pope Francis

  Published March 13, 2013

  HABEMUS PAPAM FRANCISCUM — Pontifex (@Pontifex) March 13, 2013

• Screen shots

  Published March 12, 2013

  Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory is in Rome acting as an analyst for ABC News.