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• Msgr. Dillon receives Order of Malta’s highest honor

  Published October 29, 2015

  ATLANTA—Msgr. Edward Dillon, pastor of Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta, recently received the Grand Cross of Merit (pro piis meritis) from the Order of Malta at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes clergy who have given extensive service in support of the work of the Order of Malta. The organization is dedicated to caring […]

• Atlanta theater, music to highlight 50th jubilee of Jewish-Catholic dialogue

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published October 16, 2015

  ATLANTA—The American Jewish Committee’s Atlanta regional office and the Atlanta Archdiocese invite the public to celebrate 50 years of dialogue, friendship and reparation in Jewish-Catholic relations with an evening of art, music and faith on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Ferst Center at Georgia Tech. The jubilee celebration culminates a year of activities marking the […]

• Charleston leaders honored by St. Thomas More Society

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA—Judges, magistrates and attorneys were encouraged to “serve the common good” as the Atlanta legal community gathered for the annual Red Mass. Dressed in black judicial robes and red stoles, members of the Supreme Court of Georgia and other Atlanta area judges filled rows of the historic Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on […]

• Vigils offer 40 days of continuous prayer near abortion clinics

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA—Organizers of 40 Days for Life to end abortion estimate that 251 lives have been saved worldwide since the start of the current prayer vigil with that many women choosing to continue their pregnancy instead. Atlanta is one of 307 communities around the world conducting simultaneous 40 Days for Life campaigns from Sept. 23 through […]

• Georgia Tech Catholics mark anniversary, eager to continue vibrant center

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA—The Georgia Tech Catholic Center has a prime spot on campus and in the hearts of students, their families, faculty and alumni. While the Catholic Church has had a presence on campus for more than 85 years, the Georgia Tech Catholic Center marked the 30th anniversary at its 172 Fourth Street location the weekend of […]

• National Merit semifinalists come from five Catholic high schools

  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA—Seniors at Pinecrest Academy, Cumming, Holy Spirit Prep School, Atlanta, Marist School, Atlanta, St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, and Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, have been named as semifinalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. Drew Bryant and Garrett Witt are seniors at Pinecrest Academy. Lauren Bohling attends Holy Spirit Prep, where she […]

• New funds to serve homeless at Catholic Foundation of North Georgia

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA—John Shadix lived a simple life. He found fulfillment in serving others. “That was his passion in life, to help people,” said a longtime friend. Shadix died in 2014 at the age of 71. But with the help of the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia, his estate will help people important to him: the homeless. […]

• First ‘Poverty Forum’ tackles issues of suburban poor, health care, graduation rate

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA—The first Poverty Forum, sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, Mercy Care and other nonprofit partners, was about more than raising awareness of the struggles of the impoverished. It served as a spark to find long-term solutions for the poor in Atlanta and suburban communities. More than 250 people registered for the Sept. 18 […]

• Former Marist football standout set to receive national award

  Published October 15, 2015

  ATLANTA— The National Football Foundation (NFF) named Kenneth Brinson Jr., a 2015 graduate of Marist School, Atlanta, one of the five recipients of its 2015 NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete Award. According to the NFF, “each recipient is selected as the best of the best from his region of the country at the high school […]

• Emory panel: Pope’s speech to Congress cuts across boundaries

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 2, 2015

  ATLANTA—Pope Francis told members of Congress and government leaders to work together “to protect, by means of the law, the image and likeness fashioned by God on every human face.” The pope in his historic speech on Thursday, Sept. 24, standing at the podium of the U.S. House of Representatives encouraged the hundreds of lawmakers […]

• Marist softball team remains perfect in region play

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published October 1, 2015

  ATLANTA—You can’t overstate the mutual respect that exists between the two sports programs, but when Marist School and St. Pius X High School take the field or court, it’s going to be an all-out tussle for athletic superiority. That was certainly the case when the schools’ softball teams, both undefeated in Class 6-AAAA region play, […]

• Doors open at Chancery, parishes to watch key papal events

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 22, 2015

  ATLANTA–It’s never happened before: the leader of the Catholic Church standing in the well of the U.S. House of Representatives addressing the country’s political leaders. Anyone wishing to watch Pope Francis’ historic address to Congress on Thursday, Sept. 24, is invited to a watch party hosted by Catholic Charities Atlanta. The speech is part of […]

• Upcoming charismatic conference to focus on keys of Pastoral Plan

  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—The Atlanta Catholic Charismatic Conference, to be held Oct. 23-24, will be a weekend of teaching, evangelization and spiritual renewal. The event, sponsored by Atlanta Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services, will be at the Wyndham Hotel Atlanta Galleria, 6345 Powers Ferry Road, NW, Atlanta. “Behold, the Old is Gone, the New is Here!” is the theme […]

• Community leaders to receive St. Vincent de Paul Hope in Action awards

  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—St. Vincent de Paul Georgia will honor three community leaders with its inaugural “Hope in Action Awards.” The awards will be given at its eighth annual Evening for Hope gala on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Renaissance Waverly Atlanta hotel. The Catholic organization will be honoring community leaders in celebration of their courage and commitment […]

• Charleston church, community to be honored at Red Mass celebration

  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—The Catholic legal community will honor the interim pastor at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina, in recognition of “the spirit of grace” the people of “Mother Emanuel” church demonstrated following the June shootings at the church. Nine African-Americans were killed by a gunman while they attended a Bible study at the Charleston church. […]

• Christ the King students emulate pope’s prayers, care for creation

  

  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—Local schools are using the upcoming trip of Pope Francis to the United States and his initiatives to excite students. To celebrate the first World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, middle school students at Christ the King School used a photo promoting conservation for a series of classroom lessons. First up was […]

• Cathedral Hispanic mission takes off in new home on Buford Highway

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—As a boy, Father Rey Pineda received religious education every Saturday at Christ the King Hispanic Mission, meeting in a community center among the apartments off Lindbergh Drive. Then he and his siblings and cousins stuck around for the afternoon to attend Mass in that “magical” but cramped place where he discovered his faith. “It […]

• Toastmasters Club ties mission to Atlanta Pastoral Plan

  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—St. Leo the Great Toastmasters Club is now inviting all Catholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta to develop stronger communication and leadership skills. The organization was known as The YAM Toastmasters Club, but recently changed its focus. (The organization was profiled in July 2014. You can read the story: http://bit.ly/gb-1r3sS9X) Club President John Hartwell said […]

• Archbishop Gregory’s statement on changes in the annulment process

  Published September 17, 2015

  On September 8, 2015, our Holy Father, Pope Francis, issued an Apostolic Letter reforming the formal annulment process for declaring the nullity of marriage. The reforms mentioned in this letter go in to effect on December 8, 2015. As a result of the Extraordinary Synod of 2014, Pope Francis appointed a committee chaired by the […]

• Atlanta judicial vicars welcome simpler procedures, no fee, as pastoral outreach

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published September 17, 2015

  ATLANTA—Bishop Luis R. Zarama said he hopes simplifications in annulment case procedures announced by Pope Francis Sept. 8 will bring more people to the Tribunal in the Atlanta Archdiocese seeking to reconcile their marriage status with the church. “I hope so,” he said, when asked if the changes will increase the court’s caseload. “I hope […]