Georgia Bulletin

Atlanta

• Georgia prepares for Senate runoffs January 5

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published November 26, 2020

  Candidates for two U.S. Senate seats representing Georgia are preparing for a runoff election on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Faithful Citizenship videos available through the archdiocese can be a good starting point for Catholics preparing to vote.

• #iGiveCatholic responds to pandemic needs

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published November 26, 2020

  Coordinated locally by the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia, #iGiveCatholic is an online giving day that brings the Catholic community together to give back.

• The necessity of Black Catholic History Month: A reflection

  

  By ASHLEY MORRIS, Th.M.
  Published November 26, 2020

  More than a 30-day recounting or retelling of a series of little-known church facts, Black Catholic History Month is the perfect opportunity to reflect upon and uplift God’s movement within communities regularly overlooked in our narratives.

• Reminders of what it means to be thankful

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 26, 2020

  As Thanksgiving approached, The Georgia Bulletin reached out to Catholics featured in earlier stories as the pandemic began. It was a hope that through their disrupted lives, they might remind us all of what it is to be thankful during this holiday.

• Happy Thanksgiving from The Georgia Bulletin

  

  Published November 26, 2020

  “All your works give you thanks, O LORD and your faithful bless you.” –Psalm 145:10

• Central Night Shelter volunteers serve homeless amid pandemic 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 12, 2020

  The Central Night Shelter is facing its first full winter season in the pandemic. As temperatures dipped into the 30s in early November, volunteers on the ground floor of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception served scores of people who are homeless. 

• Catholic Foundation of North Georgia creates emergency response fund

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published November 12, 2020

  In order to help relieve some of the suffering, the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia has created the Catholic Emergency Relief Fund.

• COVID-19 cases at St. Pius X High School prompt return to virtual learning

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published November 12, 2020

  Administrators at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, the Office of Catholic Schools of the archdiocese and Archdiocesan Task Force on COVID-19, are monitoring an increasing number of positive cases of the coronavirus among members of the school community.

• Archbishop Hartmayer’s statement on McCarrick report

  

  Published November 10, 2020

  Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, OFM Conv., offered a statement Nov. 10 upon release of the Vatican report on the investigation of now-disgraced former cardinal, Theodore McCarrick.

• Catholic organizations partner to feed homeless for Thanksgiving

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published October 30, 2020

  Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia are partnering to feed the homeless during the holiday season.

• Lyke House receives USCCB recognition for campus ministry

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 29, 2020

  The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recently spotlighted the Lyke House, along with 14 other campus ministries, as a model among the 2,500 religious centers for college students.

• Community reacts with joy to former archbishop’s elevation to cardinal

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAF
  Published October 29, 2020

  In the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Catholics rejoiced at the news that their former shepherd, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of the Archdiocese of Washington, had been appointed a cardinal.

• A sense of community can help those grieving in a pandemic

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published October 29, 2020

  The Jeanne family is one of many grieving in the time of a pandemic. While many are mourning the loss of loved ones due to other causes, more than 220,000 people in the United States have died from the coronavirus. Learn how community can help the grieving.

• Archbishop Hartmayer’s statement on appointment of Archbishop Gregory to College of Cardinals

  Published October 25, 2020

  Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, OFM Conv., issued a statement regarding the appointment of his predecessor Archbishop Wilton Gregory to the College of Cardinals.

• Archbishop Hartmayer offers statement on pope’s civil union comments

  Published October 22, 2020

  ATLANTA–Below is a statement from Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., on the comments made by Pope Francis regarding civil unions: “I know there has been a lot of conversation about comments Pope Francis made in a secular documentary released in Rome this week. To be clear, there has been no change in church doctrine. […]

• Meet the new CEO of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2020

  St. Vincent de Paul Georgia’s new CEO Patrick McNulty is taking up the reins of the charity dedicated to helping those in need as the economic crisis spurred by the pandemic raises the risk of food insecurity and homelessness.

• Faithful Citizenship videos a starting point for Catholic voters

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2020

  The Archdiocese of Atlanta released new Faithful Citizenship videos to help guide Catholic voters in the upcoming elections.

• Mass, panel discussion upcoming events for Respect Life Month

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2020

  Read about a few upcoming events that will conclude Respect Life Month in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

• Archdiocese to offer virtual program on new ‘Directory for Catechesis’ in Spanish

  

  Published October 15, 2020

  The Office of Multicultural Ministries of the archdiocese has prepared a virtual presentation under the theme: “New Directory for Catechesis: The Gospel Always Current.”

• New columbarium extension of Ignatius House mission

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published October 1, 2020

  The Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center in Atlanta has a new place of prayer on the property for those remembering deceased loved ones and contemplating their own journeys.