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• Jubilee of Hope: Atlanta’s pilgrimage churches 

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published June 17, 2025

  As part of the Jubilee Year of Hope, the Archdiocese of Atlanta announced six churches as official pilgrimage sites, offering the faithful an opportunity to obtain a plenary indulgence and deepen their spirituality.  

• Archdiocese of Atlanta celebrates transitional diaconate ordination

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published June 13, 2025

  Four seminarians were ordained to the transitional diaconate on May 31 at St. Peter Chanel Church in Roswell.

• Cross Bearers give time and love to feed the hungry

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 12, 2025

  What started as a small effort at a parishioner’s home during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic has grown into a weekly ministry providing food for people facing hunger and fostering connections among those who prepare meals. 

• A decade of ‘Laudato si’’ 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 12, 2025

  Ten years ago, Pope Francis issued his teaching on the environment “On Care for Our Common Home,” Laudato si’. Atlanta ministries and parishes have embraced the encyclical’s vision in many ways.

• Father Gregory Goolsby, archdiocesan priest, remembered

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published June 6, 2025

  Father Gregory David “Greg” Goolsby, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died May 29 after a prolonged illness. He was 68 years old and a priest for nearly 32 years. 

• Georgia bishops urge support for Religious Workforce Protection Act

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published May 30, 2025

  In May 27 letters to U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, Georgia’s Catholic bishops express support for the Religious Workforce Protection Act (RWPA).

• Atlanta area student honored for peace message  

  Published May 30, 2025

  Niang Kim of St. Peter Claver Regional School, was honored as a winner in this year’s Inspirational Messages of Peace competition.

• CTK’s Sanctus Gifts opens 

  

  Published May 30, 2025

  The mother church of the Archdiocese of Atlanta recently celebrated the blessing of a new gift shop.  

• Cristo Rey welcomes business leaders as trustees 

  

  Published May 30, 2025

  The Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School Board of Trustees installed new members during the annual board retreat.

• Celebrating the Class of 2025 honor graduates

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published May 30, 2025

  Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta honored their 2025 valedictorians and salutatorians during graduation ceremonies this month. Catholic students were also named the top graduates at other area schools. 

• Departing sisters were ‘the heart of this neighborhood’

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 29, 2025

  Sister Margarita Martin and Sister Uyen-Chi Dang, Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, drew a close to their congregation’s two decades of ministry at Oasis Católica Santa Rafaela in Athens. Community members celebrated the sisters whom they considered members of the family.

• OLA bids farewell to Marists after six decades of service

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published May 29, 2025

  The Marists priests of Our Lady of the Assumption Church are departing from the parish after nearly 60 years of service. The Brookhaven church celebrated a Mass on May 18 to honor their impact on the community.

• IHM students, church members take faith on the go with new bus

  

  By NATALIA DURON
  Published May 29, 2025

  Immaculate Heart of Mary School acquired a bus through last year’s #iGiveCatholic campaign, enhancing transportation services for the students and church community.  

• Ukrainian Catholic archbishop brings message of hope to Atlanta

  

  By JOHN BURGER, Special to the Bulletin
  Published May 28, 2025

  Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia led a prayer rally for peace in Ukraine in Conyers. He also spoke at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Atlanta, bringing words of hope.

• Archbishop Hartmayer to celebrate Memorial Day Mass at Marietta National Cemetery

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published May 20, 2025

  Knights of Columbus (KofC) Assembly members will sponsor a Memorial Day Mass on Monday, May 26. Archbishop Hartmayer will celebrate the Mass at the Marietta National Cemetery.

• Bishop Shlesinger finds prison ministry faith enriching

  By IMELDA RICHARD, Special to the Bulletin
  Published May 15, 2025

  “I chose to be involved in prison ministry because, like Jesus, I need to be present to those who are shut-ins and to share with them our hope,” says Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III.

• Archbishop Hartmayer announces 2025 priest assignments

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published May 14, 2025

  Archbishop Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of Atlanta, has announced the 2025 priest assignments, effective July 1.

• Atlanta’s Catholic community celebrates new pope

  

  By NATALIA DURON AND NICHOLE GOLDEN
  Published May 14, 2025

  Catholic school students and teachers across the Archdiocese of Atlanta assembled in classrooms and cafeterias to watch the announcement of a new pope, while parish staff huddled around computer screens to catch a first glimpse of the successor of Pope Francis. Atlanta Catholics reacted to the surprising news with joy.

• Ukrainian archbishop to lead interfaith peace rally in Conyers

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published May 13, 2025

  Archbishop Borys Gudziak, spiritual leader of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the U.S., along with other local faith and civic leaders are gathering for a Conyers prayer rally in support of Ukraine.

• Archbishop Hartmayer offers statement on election of Pope Leo XIV

  

  Published May 8, 2025

  Upon the election of former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost as the new pope May 8, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., asked for prayers for the Holy Father in a statement.