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• 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.

• Retired Oklahoma City Archbishop, ordained a priest in Atlanta, dies at 91 

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF, editor@georgiabulletin.org
  Published September 18, 2025

  Archbishop Eusebius Beltran, archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, died on Sept. 12 at 91. Archbishop Beltran was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta in 1960.  

• Atlanta’s Mass of Thanksgiving celebrates canonization of new saints

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published September 11, 2025

  Hundreds of the faithful filled Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church in Norcross on Sept. 7 to celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for the canonization of St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati.

• In September 11 message, Archbishop Hartmayer urges all to reject culture of violence

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published September 11, 2025

  On the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of Atlanta, calls upon all people of goodwill to recommit to building a culture of life and a civilization of love, and to reject a culture of violence.

• School chaplain’s book serves as roadmap for faith formation

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
  Published September 9, 2025

  As chaplain of St. Mary’s Academy, Father Gatien Ngah works to remind the students of “the centrality of Christ in their life.” Father Ngah has written a new book, intended to be a guide for those working or volunteering in middle or high school formation as well as adult faith programs

• St. Thomas More School marks 75 years with sustainable campus updates

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published September 5, 2025

  St. Thomas More School is celebrating its 75th anniversary with sustainable campus wide renovations, including a new classroom building and the installation of solar panels. 

• New Vincentians learn history of service to neighbors

  

  Published September 4, 2025

  St. Vincent de Paul Georgia holds Ozanam Orientation sessions, named after its founder Frédéric Ozanam, at parishes around the state throughout the year.

• From bookshelves to baby steps: PAC revamps boutique, offers new classes

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published September 4, 2025

  Pregnancy Aid Clinic renovated its Roswell Baby Boutique and will launch new education programs this fall.

• Douglasville parish marks 40 years 

  

  Published September 4, 2025

  The community at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church marked its 40th anniversary on Aug. 10 with a special Mass and picnic.  

• Helping others a balm for Atlanta’s Hurricane Katrina survivors 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 4, 2025

  As Hurricane Katrina roared inland, New Orleanians faced hard choices. Some sat in hours of traffic, others got out of harm’s way with three days’ worth of clothes. Those who evacuated to Atlanta shared the hurricane’s spiritual impact on their lives.