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• PAC supports women with challenges of unexpected pregnancies

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2020

  As the faithful gathered at the Cathedral of Christ the King for the annual Mass for the Unborn, staff at the Pregnancy Aid Clinic prepared for a day of pregnancy tests, ultrasounds and classes.

• Inaugural Rally 4 Life followed Mass for the Unborn

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2020

  More than 300 Catholic middle and high school students filled Kenny Hall at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta for the first “Youth Rally 4 Life” Jan. 22. The rally followed the Mass for the Unborn.

• Meet the deacons of 2020

  Published February 6, 2020

  Meet the eight new deacons, ordained Feb. 1, to serve in the Archdiocese of Atlanta

• Atlanta’s eight new deacons ‘filled with enthusiasm’

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
  Published February 6, 2020

  Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, ordained eight men to the permanent diaconate Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Cathedral of Christ the King.

• A family affair for Cristo Rey honoree

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2020

  Maria Trujillo Sanchez, who works in facilities management for Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School, was among the honorees at the 13th annual banquet for Catholic education on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Hilton Atlanta Marietta Hotel and Conference Center.

• Asian Catholics mark Lunar New Year with Masses, festivals

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2020

  Asian Catholics who celebrate the Lunar New Year gathered with friends and family for lion dances, traditional native food and honored community elders.

• St. Mary’s teacher finds students’ comfort is key to learning

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2020

  Beth Abbott of St. Mary’s School, Rome, is one of the educators honored at the archdiocese’s annual banquet for Catholic education, held Jan. 25.

• Compassion favorite value of Athens education honoree

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2020

  Stephanie Howe, Spanish teacher and dean of student services, is the Catholic education honoree representing Monsignor Donovan High School for 2020.

• Campus ministry continues to raise funds for new building

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2020

  The Catholic community at the University of West Georgia is working to “realize the dream” of a campus ministry building.

• Collegiate faith shines at Newman Centers

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2020

  Named after St. John Henry Newman, canonized last October, Newman Centers are Catholic ministry centers at non-Catholic colleges and universities throughout the world. Read about Newman Centers in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

• Father Walter W.  Foley, archdiocesan priest, remembered as a ‘faithful soul’

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2020

  Called a “religious brother, a devoted priest, a revered son, a blood brother and uncle, a friend and adventurer and a faithful soul,” Father Walter Wilford Foley was laid to rest Friday, Jan. 17.

• Marietta native Jenni Ellis named Safe Environment director

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2020

  Jenni Ellis is the new director of the Safe Environment Office for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, which works to ensure the safety and security of children, young people and vulnerable adults throughout the archdiocese.

• The Golden Lions roar past Madison County

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, malexander@georgiabulletin.org
  Published January 23, 2020

  The St. Pius X High School boys’ basketball team started the Jan. 14 game with an 11-0 run, forcing Danielsville’s Madison County High School to call an early time out. It didn’t matter. St. Pius X players kept their foot on the gas, enforced a tenacious defense and defeated Madison County

• Take action on HB 702 and SB 291

  Published January 23, 2020

  Georgia Catholics Against the Death Penalty (GCADP) urges support of Georgia House Bill 702 to repeal the state’s death penalty. The bishops of Georgia oppose SB 291, recently introduced assisted suicide legislation. Learn more about both proposals.

• Love and service hallmarks of MLK celebration

  

  By SAMANTHA SMITH, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2020

  The annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Ministries for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, encompasses a service project, the Mass and a youth celebration. The theme was, “We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19).

• Pinecrest Academy hosts first home wrestling match of 2020

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, malexander@georgiabulletin.org
  Published January 23, 2020

  Pinecrest Academy held a three-way wrestling match Jan. 15 between its team, Riverside Military Academy of Gainesville and Salem High School of Conyers in the upper school gymnasium. With only eight wrestlers available, the undermanned and sometimes undersized Pinecrest team still managed to finish in second place.

• Celebrating Father Niese’s silver anniversary

  

  Published January 23, 2020

  Hundreds of St. Michael the Archangel Church parishioners came to the Mass on Jan. 11 to celebrate Father Larry Niese, pastor, and the 25 years since his ordination.

• A look at the 2020 Georgia legislative session

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 23, 2020

  The Georgia General Assembly began its session Monday, Jan. 13. Representing the Catholic Church in front of lawmakers falls to attorney Frank Mulcahy, executive director of the Georgia Catholic Conference.

• Sister of Mercy Valentina Sheridan, pastoral care and education leader, dies January 14

  

  Published January 16, 2020

  Sister M. Valentina Sheridan (Theresa), RSM, died peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 14 at Mercy Convent in Savannah. She was 88 years old. Sister Val worked for a number of years in the Archdiocese of Atlanta in both education and pastoral care.

• Father Walter W. Foley, archdiocesan priest, dies January 11

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF, editor@georgiabulletin.org
  Published January 13, 2020

  Father Walter Wilford Foley, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta for more than 43 years, died Saturday, Jan. 11. He was 91 years old. Father Foley was ordained to the priesthood in 1976 by Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan.