Augusta
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Mercy graduate brings positive spirit to nursing
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published April 30, 2020As the pandemic grew, nurse Jaime Gilbert’s work in an Augusta hospital changed. The 25-year-old surgical recovery nurse is a graduate of Our Lady of Mercy High School.
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Bishops support murdered priest’s Declaration of Life
By MICHAEL J. JOHNSON and JESSICA L. MARSALA, Special to the Bulletin
Published February 9, 2017AUGUSTA—Three Catholic bishops from Florida and Georgia held a joint news conference on Jan. 31 at the Richmond County Courthouse to deliver petitions containing the names of 7,400 individuals who wished to see Diocese of St. Augustine priest Father Rene Robert’s “Declaration of Life” honored. In his letter dated May 26 to Ashley Wright, then-District […]
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In accused priest killer’s case, bishops urge mercy, reject death penalty
By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Published February 2, 2017AUGUSTA, Ga. (CNS)—Saying “justice needs to be tamed by mercy,” Bishop Felipe J. Estevez of St. Augustine, Florida, and two brother bishops called Jan. 31 for the state of Georgia to drop the death penalty in the case of accused priest killer Steven J. Murray. “We have great respect for the legal system and we […] Full Story