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• Archbishop Hartmayer offers statement following Dobbs ruling

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published June 24, 2022

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., released a statement regarding today’s Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, urging all to continue working for a culture of life that laws alone cannot establish.

• CRS advocacy training scheduled for July 16 

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published June 21, 2022

  Atlanta Catholics are invited to learn legislative advocacy techniques in an online training session sponsored by Catholic Relief Services in July.

• A father’s reflection: More than just a journal   

  

  By DONNELL SUGGS, Catholic News Service 
  Published June 17, 2022

  My 7-year-old son puts everything he sees on our walks into his new journal. I had the opportunity to pass on one of my oldest traditions—journaling—to him this year and he’s taken to it faster than I could have expected.

• Father Chris Williamson, archdiocesan priest, remembered

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published June 11, 2022

  Father Chris Williamson, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died June 6. He was 78 years old. Father Williamson served as pastor at several rural parish communities and was a native of Ireland.

• Anonymous donor helps Cathedral acquire Pietà replica

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published June 10, 2022

  The Cathedral of Christ the King recently announced that the marble replica of Michelangelo’s Pietà will become a permanent installation of the cathedral.

• Mercy grad grateful for GRACE Scholars support 

  By ABIGAIL WHEELER, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 10, 2022

  The blessing of Catholic education can be difficult to attain for some families. Fortunately, through the generosity of donors, the GRACE Scholars program provides assistance to make that education an option for a wider array of students.  

• GRACE Scholars prepares for new website, opens registration July 1

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published June 9, 2022

  GRACE Scholars, a Georgia nonprofit corporation and tax-exempt charity, will launch its new website and open 2023 registration on July 1. 

• Georgia Martyrs art blessed at Holy Spirit Church

  

  By Georgia Bulletin Staff
  Published June 9, 2022

  On Wednesday, May 18, Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, OFM Conv., celebrated Mass at Holy Spirit Church and then blessed a new painting of the five Georgia Martyrs. Msgr. Edward Dillon, pastor, commissioned Pamela Gardner to paint the portrait.

• Meet the newly ordained archdiocesan priests

  

  Published June 9, 2022

  Learn more about Atlanta’s four newest priests, ordained by Archbishop Hartmayer on May 28.

• Archbishop tells new priests to care for and accompany God’s people  

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 8, 2022

  The Cathedral of Christ the King echoed with rousing applause moments before four new priests took on moments of quiet prayer, blessing their family and friends. Archbishop Hartmayer celebrated the ordination Mass on May 28. 

• Order of Malta raises funds for Pregnancy Aid Clinic  

  

  Published June 8, 2022

  On April 21, the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta-Atlanta Region hosted its annual “Life is Beautiful” event, benefiting Pregnancy Aid Clinic.

• Georgia natives ordained to transitional diaconate 

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published May 27, 2022

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., ordained Evan Glowzinski and Matthew Howard transitional deacons for the Archdiocese of Atlanta at the Cathedral of Christ the King May 21 as they journey toward the priesthood.

• Father James H. Sexstone Jr. remembered 

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published May 26, 2022

  Father James H. “Jim” Sexstone, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died May 19 after a battle with cancer, surrounded by family and his brother priests. He was 78 years old. 

• Catholic–Jewish dialogue group visits Atlanta’s King Center, other civil rights sites  

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published May 26, 2022

  Leaders of the Catholic and Jewish faith communities gathered for fellowship and to find ways to heal the hatred of racism in a three-day journey to civil rights landmarks with stops in Atlanta.

• Archbishop Hartmayer offers statement in wake of Texas school shooting

  

  Published May 25, 2022

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., offered words to the faithful in the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, encouraging all to offer light in a dark time.

• 2022 priest assignments announced

  

  Published May 18, 2022

  Archbishop Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM Conv., announces priest assignments and appointments, effective July 1 in the archdiocese.

• Atlanta archbishop denounces hate-motivated shooting in Buffalo, church shooting in California

  

  Published May 16, 2022

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., was deeply disturbed to hear about a deadly mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.

• Protect human life ‘always and everywhere’: Atlanta archbishop in opposing scheduled execution 

  

  Published May 16, 2022

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., released a statement in regards to the upcoming execution of Virgil Presnell Jr. 

• Pregnancy aid ministries working to empower families 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 12, 2022

  Anti-abortion advocates in the Atlanta Archdiocese are mobilizing to aid pregnant women in light of a leaked document from the Supreme Court indicating it will overturn its Roe v. Wade decision.

• University of Dallas program equips Hispanic ministry leaders 

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published May 12, 2022

  Holy Spirit Church hosted the Liturgy of Commissioning and a graduation ceremony for the Certificado en Ministerio Pastoral (Certificate in Pastoral Ministry) program on April 30.