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• Chief communications officer for Atlanta Archdiocese to speak at Magnificat

  

  Published October 6, 2025

  Maureen Smith, who is the chief communications officer for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, will be the next speaker for the Magnificat Meal to be held on Nov. 15. 

• St. John the Evangelist School celebrates fourth Blue Ribbon recognition 

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Reporter
  Published October 3, 2025

  St. John the Evangelist School has been recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence for the fourth time, marking another milestone in its history of academic achievement.  

• A safe place to worship: St. John Vianney Church hosts sensory Mass

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Reporter
  Published October 3, 2025

  In a spirit of welcome, St. John Vianney Church in Lithia Springs hosted its first sensory Mass on Sept. 15 for parishioners with autism, Down syndrome and other sensory sensitivities.

• Families attend annual homeschool Mass 

  Published October 2, 2025

  Families came to celebrate the gift of homeschooling and to begin their year with prayer at the annual homeschooling Mass of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, celebrated Sept. 25 at St. Brendan the Navigator Church.

• Band pride at Atlanta area high schools

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published October 2, 2025

  Students musicians and percussionists at Blessed Trinity High School and Marist School take the field with teamwork and halftime shows.

• Golden Lions drum major leads band on and off field

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Reporter
  Published October 2, 2025

  St. Pius X senior Zoe Leiner leads the Marching Golden Lions band with heart, guiding her peers through music and teamwork.

• Restorative justice conference attendees learn how Catholic Church can help usher in hope 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Reporter
  Published October 2, 2025

  Catholic leaders, families and justice reformers met in Atlanta to promote restorative justice, healing and hope during a three-day conference.

• New pastor installed at OLA 

  

  Published October 1, 2025

  The community at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in July celebrated the installation of its new pastor, Father Dan Ketter.

• Ghanaian Catholics give to SVdP 

  Published October 1, 2025

  In response to the call to be tangible signs of hope, members of Atlanta’s Ghanaian Catholic community donated goods to those in need.

• Catholic Foundation donors inspired by faith to create legacy gifts

  

  By MEG BUTLER, Special to the Bulletin
  Published October 1, 2025

  At its annual Deo Gratias Mass, the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia celebrated generous donors, whose gifts help the community at large.

• Hispanic cuisine around the archdiocese  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published October 1, 2025

  Hispanic ministries across the Archdiocese of Atlanta are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by selling delicious food after Masses. Included on the menus are authentic tacos, tamales, fruit juices and more.

• Father Francis Kissel, Marist priest, dies September 17

  

  Published September 25, 2025

  Father Francis (Frank) J. Kissel, a priest of the Society of Mary, died on September 17. He was 83 years old. Over several decades, he shared his talents in many areas of life at Marist School.

• Archbishop’s Q&A session covers canonization process, saintly living

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published September 23, 2025

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., and Father Branson Hipp, of the Catholic Center at Georgia Tech, hosted a question-and-answer session following the Mass of Thanksgiving for St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati.

• At start of Rosh Hashanah, Atlanta’s archbishop uplifts Jewish community in prayer

  Published September 22, 2025

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., offered prayer for Atlanta’s Jewish community as they prepare to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown Sept. 22.

• Sister Mary Kateri, Hawthorne Dominican, dies Sept. 19

  

  Published September 21, 2025

  Sister Mary Kateri, OP, (Cecelia Anne Pickering) died on Sept. 19 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta.  

• Fall fellowship at Holy Vietnamese Martyrs 

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published September 21, 2025

  Every Labor Day weekend, Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church in Norcross hosts its fall festival to usher in a new season.

• Catholic War Veterans opens a post in archdiocese

  Published September 21, 2025

  A new outreach to military veterans is forming at Mary Our Queen Church. Called the Catholic War Veterans, it is a non-profit organization dedicated to nourishing veterans in their love of country and their faith. 

• Cistercian leaders meet in Conyers

  

  Published September 21, 2025

  The Monastery of the Holy Spirit served as host for the U.S. regional conference of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (OCSO) superiors this summer. 

• Knights complete renovation at All Saints Church

  

  Published September 19, 2025

  More than 30 members of the Knights of Columbus Council 11402 at All Saints Church came together recently to renovate the church.  

• Monsignor James Fennessy, retired pastor of St. Jude the Apostle, remembered  

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published September 18, 2025

  Msgr. James Joseph “Jim” Fennessy, the retired pastor of St. Jude the Apostle Church, died Sept. 15. He was 82 years old and a priest for 57 years.