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• 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.

• Archbishop Hartmayer admits five seminarians to candidacy for holy orders

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published September 3, 2025

  During a morning Mass on July 29, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., admitted five seminarians to candidacy for holy orders at Christ the Redeemer Church.

• St. Pius X Church welcomes Knights leaders 

  

  Published September 3, 2025

  An Atlanta area parish hosts newly elected Georgia Knights of Columbus officers.

• Archbishop Hartmayer’s statement on Minnesota Catholic school shooting

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published August 27, 2025

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of Atlanta, who serves as chair of the board of the National Catholic Educational Association, offered a statement regarding the deadly Minnesota school shooting. “The murder of children worshipping at Mass is unspeakable,” he said.

• Removal of homeless encampment near Atlanta’s Shrine part of broader initiative 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 27, 2025

  For more than two years, tents and tarps filled the sidewalks alongside the Shrine of Immaculate Conception, one of the oldest parishes in Atlanta. Now, a city-led effort to end homelessness has come to the church’s front steps.  

• Catholic filmmaker experiences ‘Triumph of the Heart’

  

  By SYLVIA DORHAM Special to the Bulletin
  Published August 26, 2025

  “Triumph of the Heart” will be released in September in U.S. theaters. Atlanta videographer Patrick Blonski was part of the film crew for the movie about the final days of St. Maximilian Kolbe.

• As numbers decline, communities age, women religious urged to discern their ‘emerging future’

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 21, 2025

  Several hundred Catholic sisters and guests gathered in downtown Atlanta for the annual assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious Aug. 12-15 for conversation, prayer and friendship.

• Atlanta Archdiocese to have Mass of Thanksgiving for Acutis, Frassati canonization

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published August 18, 2025

  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving to mark the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati on Sept. 7 at Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church.

• Archdiocese, Catholic Leadership Institute collaborate to strengthen parish life

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 13, 2025

  Church leaders are choosing 25 communities for a program to reimagine how parishes can reach people in a culture where church is not central to daily life. It’s the next step of a multi-year collaboration between parishes and missions in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, and the Catholic Leadership Institute. 

• CTK volunteers and MUST Ministries on a mission to fight hunger 

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published August 11, 2025

  Volunteers at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta gathered to pack 10,000 meals for children through the MUST Ministries Summer Lunch Program.

• Catholic Charities Atlanta marks 50 years of refugee resettlement services

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published August 11, 2025

  For decades, Catholic Charities Atlanta (CCA) has helped thousands of refugees rebuild their lives in Georgia. This year marks 50 years of service, even as the future of refugee resettlement grows uncertain.  

• Archdiocese of Atlanta welcomes new school principals

  

  By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
  Published August 10, 2025

  The 2025-26 school year ushers in new leaders at archdiocesan elementary and high schools.