Atlanta
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St. Pius X selects Chad Garrison as new football coach
Published March 4, 2021
Coach Chad Garrison, who has served as the offensive line coach with the Golden Lion program since 2000, has been named as St. Pius X High School’s head football coach.
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Local Catholic student athletes sign on to play college sports
Published March 4, 2021
National Signing Day took place on Feb. 3. Catholic seniors in public, private and Catholic high schools joined other athletes around the country by making it official when they signed binding national letters of intent to play at the college or university level.
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Atlanta priests, bishops take part in racial healing program
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published March 4, 2021A panel examining how to respond to racism in the church said healing will take place once women and men burdened by it are listened to and placed in the center of the conversation. “Pastoral Strategies for Racial Healing in Our Communities” brought together some 50 priests and bishops for an online presentation Feb. 15.
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Archbishop Hartmayer speaks in support of House Bill 485
Published March 3, 2021
Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., Archbishop of Atlanta, has released the a statement in support of House Bill 485, which would abolish the death penalty in Georgia.
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Archbishop of Atlanta clarifies stance on COVID-19 vaccines
Published March 3, 2021
Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., Archbishop of Atlanta, has released a statement on COVID-19 vaccines following the approval of a third vaccine in the United States.
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IHM appoints interim principal to leadership role
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published March 3, 2021After six months of serving as interim principal, Laura Cichanski was appointed to the leadership role at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in early February.
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Support grows for bi-partisan effort to repeal Georgia’s death penalty
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF, editor@georgiabulletin.org
Published March 3, 2021The Archdiocese of Atlanta, including Georgia Catholics Against the Death Penalty (GCADP) and the Georgia Catholic Conference, are joining other advocacy groups to support a house bill to repeal Georgia’s death penalty.
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Historian looks at Atlanta’s Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Published March 3, 2021
Dr. Leah Mickens focused on the city’s oldest historically Black parish, located a block from Ebenezer Baptist, where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served. She examined how Black Catholics at Our Lady of Lourdes influenced and were influenced by religious and social change ushered in by the Second Vatican Council and the civil rights movement.
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Archbishop Hartmayer asks parishes to celebrate memorial Masses on March 2
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published February 26, 2021As the nation reached a heartbreaking milestone of more than 500,000 lives lost to the COVID-19 virus, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer asked all parishes to celebrate memorial Masses for victims and others who have died in the last year.
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Prayer, fasting and giving guide Catholics during Lenten season
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published February 24, 2021Ideas for simple meatless meals and ways to help those in need can be found in the annual tradition of the Lenten rice bowl by Catholic Relief Services (CRS). Originally called “Operation Rice Bowl,” the program was created in 1975 to respond to famine in Africa.
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Pro-life billboard placed near Atlanta airport
Published February 22, 2021
A Mississippi pro-life initiative recently placed a billboard on I-85 north near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International airport, reading “Choose Life—Pray, Pray, Pray.” Learn how to support the program.
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Meet the 2021 class of deacons
Published February 17, 2021
Learn more about each of the 2021 deacons, ordained on Feb. 6.
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New deacons called to draw believers together
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published February 9, 2021Calling the candidates “dear sons,” Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., ordained seven men to the diaconate with the ancient tradition of laying on of hands and praying over them.
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40 Days for Life kicks off in Atlanta on Ash Wednesday
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published February 5, 2021The annual 40 Days for Life campaign, bringing Christians together to end abortion, launches on Feb. 17.
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Atlanta Catholics praying for post-inauguration unity
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published February 5, 2021Post-inauguration, Catholics in the archdiocese are praying for unity and healing of divisions.
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Catholic Schools Week honorees exemplify faith, excellence and service
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published February 5, 2021The Office of Catholic Schools for the archdiocese named its 2020-21 honorees representing each school in celebration of Catholic Schools Week.
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New on-demand Bible study featured on The Quest Atlanta 1160 AM
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published February 4, 2021A new Bible study podcast on the Book of Esther is being rolled out by The Quest Atlanta 1160 AM station, offering guidance for these trying times.
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Departing St. Pius X coach leaves legacy on and off the football field
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published February 4, 2021After 20 years with the Golden Lions, Paul Standard will leave his position as head football coach of St. Pius X High School in Atlanta.
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Town hall addresses coronavirus’ impact on hunger
By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
Published February 4, 2021A virtual town hall on hunger and justice, sponsored by Justice and Peace Ministries of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, discussed global hunger and the impact of the coronavirus.
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Archdiocese announces consolidation of two southside Catholic schools
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published February 4, 2021Our Lady of Victory School in Tyrone and Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fayetteville will be consolidated into one PreK-12 Catholic school beginning in the 2022-23 school year.
