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• Archdiocese of Atlanta welcomes six permanent deacons

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published February 20, 2026

  Six men from the Archdiocese of Atlanta were ordained to the permanent diaconate Feb. 7 at Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church. The newly ordained will serve in parishes and bring diverse backgrounds, families and ministerial experience to their new roles.  

• Archbishop Hartmayer offers encouragement to eighth graders

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published February 19, 2026

  Archbishop Hartmayer offered words of encouragement to students during the annual Mass for eighth graders. “Use your education to improve your community,” he told the young people. “Don’t be satisfied with just the way things are.”

• Our Lady of the Assumption expands campus with outdoor STEM space

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published February 19, 2026

  Our Lady of the Assumption School celebrated the opening of a new outdoor STEM learning space. The campus expansion brings science, technology, engineering and mathematics lessons outdoors. 

• Georgia martyrs expected to be beatified in Savannah this October

  

  By MARIA WIERING, OSV News
  Published February 19, 2026

  A date for the beatification of five Franciscans known as the Georgia martyrs has been set for Oct. 31, according to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.

• Find a fish fry: Parishes announce 2026 Lenten dinners 

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF 
  Published February 19, 2026

  Churches and Knights of Columbus Councils across the Archdiocese of Atlanta share details of their fish frys, offering delicious food, fellowship and a sense of community this Lenten season. 

• St. Matthew Church to receive first-class relic of Padre Pio

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published February 15, 2026

  St. Matthew Church in Tyrone will be home to a relic of St. Pio of Pietrelcina after the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Fayette parish entered into a formal partnership with the Saint Pio Foundation. A Mass for presentation of the relic will be Thursday, Feb. 19.

• Atlanta authors release Catholic reads for the season

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published February 15, 2026

  Two Atlanta Catholics have newly-published books—a 40-day Lenten guide and a spiritual memoir that weaves in the writings of St. Louis de Montfort. Both serve to bring readers closer to Jesus. 

• Nostra Aetate event celebrates relationships and encounter among people of faith

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 10, 2026

  More than 150 people gathered at Marist School for a panel conversation with Rabbi Noam Marans and Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, on the landmark Second Vatican Council document “Nostra Aetate” that reshaped relations between two faiths.  

• Georgia faith leaders urge de-escalation and a renewed commitment to peace

  Published February 9, 2026

  The bishops of Georgia join faith leaders of First Five Freedoms in signing a letter urging a renewed commitment to peace amid tensions in Minneapolis and across the nation.

• St. Lawrence’s new chapel reflects rising interest in eucharistic devotion 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 9, 2026

  For the first time, St. Lawrence Church has a dedicated chapel for adoration. Named the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel, it is open five days a week, 12 hours a day, as a place set aside instead of a shared space. 

• Aquinas Center names new executive director 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2026

  The Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University named Alice Cameron as its executive director. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

• Emory’s Aquinas Center honors namesake saint with special programming 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2026

  At Emory University’s Aquinas Day on Jan. 29, historian Matthew Cressler examined the understanding of faithfulness, as he explored what it means to be a “good” Catholic.  

• Archdiocese of Atlanta launches web redesign to better serve audiences

  

  By NATALIA DURON
  Published February 6, 2026

  The Archdiocese of Atlanta launched a redesigned website, splitting its main platform into two in an effort to better serve public and internal church users.

• Remembering Dr. King’s ‘powerful witness to the truth’ 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 29, 2026

  Atlanta Catholics recalled the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with an archdiocesan Mass and at a special program at Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School.

• Foreign-born priests rejoice at easing of religious worker visa restrictions  

  

  By NATALIA DURON and ANDREW NELSON 
  Published January 27, 2026

  A federal rule change easing restrictions on religious worker visas is bringing relief to Catholic priests serving in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

• Sacred Heart’s 50+ Club highlights mercy

  Published January 26, 2026

  The 50+ Senior Club of Sacred Heart Church is placing the Corporal Works of Mercy at the heart of its 2025–2026 season, turning faith into action through hands-on service to the local community. 

• St. John Bosco student uses crochet skills to create papal gift

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published January 25, 2026

  Juliet Guidry, an eighth grader at St. John Bosco Academy in Cumming, crocheted a candy Peep for Pope Leo XIV. The handmade chick was given to the pontiff during a general audience at the Vatican, and the moment captured global attention across social media.

• Open Doors supports students with learning differences in Catholic schools

  

  By NATALIA DURON
  Published January 22, 2026

  The Archdiocese of Atlanta’s office of Catholic Schools launched the Open Doors Program to support students with learning disabilities.

• Atlanta Catholics find strength praying centuries-old Liturgy of the Hours

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 22, 2026

  Across the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Catholics rely on the Liturgy of the Hours—prayer that structures the day, from sunrise to sundown. The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office, has been a daily prayer for clergy and others living in religious communities for centuries. 

• Father John T. Howren, pastor of Atlanta’s basilica, remembered

  

  Published January 14, 2026

  Father John T. Howren, pastor of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Atlanta, died Monday, Jan. 12. He served Atlanta Catholics for nearly three decades at several parish communities.