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• Father Denis Dullea, an Atlanta priest for almost 57 years, dies

  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—Father Denis F. Dullea, a longtime priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died Sunday, Feb. 25. Born Jan. 28, 1935, in Cork City, Ireland, he was 83 at the time of his death and resided at St. George Village in Roswell. The son of Denis and Nora O’Sullivan Dullea, he attended St. Finbarr’s Seminary, Farranferris, […] Full Story

• CRSA to host New Americans Celebration

  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—The Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies (CRSA) will have the 2018 New Americans Celebration at the Georgia State Capitol with events on Tuesday, March 13, and Thursday, March 15. The celebration brings together more than 300 new Americans and community supporters in order to engage with Georgia’s lawmakers and show support for refugees and immigrants. […] Full Story

• Hospital’s culture formed by charism of sisters

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—A nurse for 50 years, Sister Peggy Fannon, RSM, has lived out her vocation at the bedside of patients facing severe burns, cancer and other critical conditions. And as National Catholic Sisters Week celebrates religious women, the Sister of Mercy feels privileged to have attended nursing school and served 45 years at Emory Saint Joseph’s […]

• Almost 2,000 on journey to join church at Easter

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—Victoria Minino, of Alpharetta, didn’t have a faith tradition in her life growing up. Instead her parents told her to explore and make choices on her own. Her decision came as a young adult. At 22, she is preparing to be baptized and to receive the sacraments of the Catholic Church. She attended Mass growing […]

• UGA graduate inspired to help Tanzanian people

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—University of Georgia graduate Maria Harding is spending a gap year before graduate school in Moshi, Tanzania, teaching university classes and volunteering at an orphanage. Harding made her first trip to the Eastern African nation in the summer of 2016 with UGA’s annual Serving Learning Study Abroad program. “That’s when the children at the Upendo […]

• St. Patrick’s Day events planned for March 15, 16

  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA— The Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta is sponsoring events on Friday, March 16, honoring Father Thomas O’Reilly’s heroic actions during the Civil War. All are invited to attend. It is the 154th anniversary of the historic turmoil in 1864 when a large swath of Atlanta was destroyed by fire, but five downtown churches and […] Full Story

• Catholic students, educators respond in prayer and unity to school shooting

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—Catholic education leaders in Atlanta are exploring how to participate in observances that honor the victims of the February school shooting in Parkland, Florida, by supporting students and balancing safety concerns. Students across the country are preparing a walkout of school as a protest against gun violence on Wednesday, March 14, which marks one month […]

• Holy Spirit Prep boys swim their way to the state championship

  

  By Michael Alexander, Staff Photographer
  Published February 22, 2018

  ATLANTA—The Holy Spirit Preparatory School boys swim team won the 2018 Georgia Independent School Association Class AAA state swim meet Jan. 27 at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center. The team finished three points ahead of second-place Augusta Preparatory Day School. It was a significant feat for a couple of reasons. Holy Spirit Prep was not […]

• ‘Keep God in your heart,’ says Shrine’s lively centenarian

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 22, 2018

  ATLANTA—Emily Milner, who celebrated her 100th birthday Jan. 18, never misses Sunday Mass at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta. “I’ve been here a little over 40 years,” said “Miss Emily,” as she is known in the Shrine community. Before that, Milner was a member at St. Paul of the Cross Church, Atlanta. […]

• Area Catholic athletes make intentions known to play college sports

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published February 22, 2018

  ATLANTA—This year’s National Signing Day took place on Wednesday, Feb. 7. 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 collegiate sports at the college or university of their choice. The list below includes area […]

• Fall 2017 grant awards announced by Catholic Foundation of North Georgia

  Published February 22, 2018

  ATLANTA—The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia issued 39 grants totaling $102,500 for the 2017 competitive fall grant cycle. These grants will support the Catholic community through a variety of causes within the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The Catholic Foundation attracts, professionally manages, and invests gifts to support the current and long-term financial needs of parishes, schools, […] Full Story

• Panelists share experience of ‘waking up’ to death penalty injustice

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 22, 2018

  ATLANTA—Some 400 people heard from a panel of religious and legal leaders opposed to the death penalty at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church Feb. 15. The panel consisted of spiritual leaders of the Catholic and Episcopal churches in north Georgia, a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, a lawyer who has represented a […] Full Story | En Español

• Blessed Trinity honored at the Capitol

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published February 8, 2018

  ATLANTA–Sixty-eight members of the Blessed Trinity High School state championship football team joined Ricky Turner, athletic director; Tim McFarlin, head football coach; Brian Marks, principal, and a host of other coaches and trainers during a Jan. 24 visit to the Georgia State Capitol. After presenting a Blessed Trinity High School state championship T-shirt to Gov. […]

• Archbishop ordains 10 new deacons to serve

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—As he ordained the ten as permanent deacons of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory encouraged the men to share “stories about life as it should be.” Archbishop Gregory celebrated the Mass of ordination to the permanent diaconate Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. The ceremony marked […] Full Story | En Español

• New permanent deacons of the Archdiocese of Atlanta class of 2018

  Published February 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—The ten new permanent deacons, ordained on Feb. 3 at the Cathedral of Christ the King, are: Deacon Jaime Agudelo     Age: 51 Date and place of birth: March 11, 1966, in Colombia, South America. Family: He and his wife, Ana, have been married for more than 10 years. They have one son, Steven, two daughters, […]

• Schools take time to celebrate National Catholic Schools Week

  

  Published February 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—Sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association, National Catholic Schools week is celebrated each year in dioceses around the United States. This year’s observance, held from Jan. 27 to Feb. 3, was commemorated in the Archdiocese of Atlanta with special Masses, activities and the archdiocesan spelling bee. The theme of National Catholic Schools Week this […]

• Archbishop Gregory, Sister Helen Prejean to speak at death penalty forum

  Published February 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will join community and faith leaders and special guest Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, on Thursday, Feb. 15, for a panel discussion on the death penalty in America. The event will be from 6-9 p.m. at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church, 805 Mount Vernon Highway, Atlanta. The free forum will be followed by […]

• With the support of the community, Cristo Rey Atlanta dedicates new place to learn

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—Students, parents, benefactors and civic dignitaries celebrated the dedication of the new Cristo Rey Jesuit Atlanta High school building on Jan. 30. Dancing cheerleaders sporting large hair ribbons and confetti and streamers streaking through the air added to the excitement, as students and staff danced to hip-hop and Spanish music piped over the sound system. […]

• New bishop called ‘great asset’ by friends, colleagues

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff writer
  Published February 8, 2018

  ATLANTA—Marist priests serving in Atlanta gathered for a day of recollection at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers Feb. 6, the day after one of their own was appointed the new auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Bishop-designate Joel M. Konzen, SM, was to join his fellow Society of Mary priests at […]

• Annual Appeal kicks off for 2018, calls for support of the work of the church

  

  By Georgia Bulletin Staff
  Published January 25, 2018

  ATLANTA—Consider these: the ministries of Peace and Justice, Respect Life, Disabilities, Child and Youth Protection; the religious education and preschool programs; the ministries on campuses, in marriage and family life, prisons and jails, hospitals, religious education and with youth and young adults; the helpful assistance and leadership of Catholic Charities Atlanta; the education and guidance […] Full Story