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• National congress concludes, beginning a new era of Eucharistic ‘missionary conversion’

  

  By GRETCHEN R. CROWE, OSV News
  Published July 22, 2024

  The five days of the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis could not have ended in a more fitting way–with more than 50,000 people gathered at Lucas Oil Stadium to celebrate the Eucharist.

• ‘Jesus, I trust in you’: National Eucharistic Congress opens with a powerful holy hour

  

  By OSV News
  Published July 18, 2024

  Absolute silence filled Lucas Oil Stadium as tens of thousands of people adored Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament as the long-anticipated National Eucharistic Congress got underway on the evening of July 17 in Indianapolis.

• Video series offers ‘deep dive’ into the mysteries of the Mass

  

  By GINA CHRISTIAN, OSV News
  Published April 5, 2024

  A new video series featuring several U.S. Catholic bishops will offer what organizers call a “deep dive into the sacred mysteries of the Mass.”  Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer of Atlanta will be among the bishops featured in the series, produced by the National Eucharistic Revival.

• Effort needed to bridge racial divide in church, society, says Black bishop

  

  Published October 13, 2021

  The racial divide in American society and within the church is one that needs to be bridged so that healing and progress can take place, said retired Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville, Illinois.

• Marathon bronze medalist loves ‘running more than just about anything’

  

  By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
  Published August 12, 2021

  Molly Seidel, the most decorated runner in the University of Notre Dame’s history, became just the third American woman to medal in the Olympic Marathon when she took bronze in the women’s event in Tokyo Aug. 6.

• Atlanta youth join with thousands at national Catholic celebration

  

  Published December 21, 2017

  INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana—A delegation of 187 members from the parishes of Transfiguration, Marietta; Holy Trinity, Peachtree City; St. Oliver Plunkett, Snellville; Corpus Christi, Stone Mountain; St. Michael, Gainesville; St. Philip Benizi, Jonesboro; and Notre Dame Academy attended the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis in November. About 25,000 young people from across the country attended the […] Full Story

• Youth, religious, priests encourage each other at conference to hear call

  

  By SEAN GALLAGHER, Catholic News Service
  Published December 7, 2017

  INDIANAPOLIS (CNS)—The theme of the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis was “Called.” So it was appropriate that the more than 20,000 Catholic youths gathered Nov. 16-18 from across the country gave a bit more attention to the many priests and men and women religious who prayed with them, listened to inspiring presentations with them […] Full Story

• Sister shares heartbreaking story to lead youths closer to God

  

  By JOHN SHAUGHNESSY, Catholic News Service
  Published December 7, 2017

  INDIANAPOLIS (CNS)—It wasn’t the story that the 20,000 Catholic youths were expecting to hear from a religious sister. And the audience of young people inside Lucas Oil Stadium on the morning of Nov. 17 became more quiet and riveted as Sister Miriam James Heidland shared the hard, heartbreaking chapters of her life story. She told […] Full Story

• Archbishop Gregory: Bishops ‘can never say we are sorry enough’ for tragedy of abuse

  

  By SEAN GALLAGHER, Catholic News Service
  Published June 15, 2017

  INDIANAPOLIS (CNS)—Standing before some 200 bishops from across the country, Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said that “we can never say that we are sorry enough for the share that we have had in this tragedy of broken fidelity and trust” in the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. He made this sober […] Full Story

• Bishops celebrate Mass of Prayer and Penance for survivors of clergy sex abuse

  Published June 14, 2017

  WASHINGTON—As they began the spring general assembly, bishops from across the U.S. gathered June 14 at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis for a Mass of Prayer and Penance for survivors of sexual abuse within the Church. The Mass was held in response to a call from Pope Francis for all episcopal conferences across […] Full Story

• Father Theodore Hesburgh, diplomat, higher education leader, dies at 97

  

  By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
  Published March 6, 2015

  NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS)—Holy Cross Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, who led the University of Notre Dame through a period of dramatic growth during his 35 years as president and held sway with political and civil rights leaders, died Feb. 26 at the age of 97. As the longest serving president of Notre Dame, from 1952 […] Full Story

• Georgia Bulletin Wins Five Catholic Press Awards

  Published July 5, 2012

  The Georgia Bulletin was honored with five awards at the 2012 Catholic Media Convention held June 20-22. The convention drew members of the Catholic Press Association and the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals to Indianapolis for the annual event. Helen Osman, secretary for communications at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and a former […] Full Story

• Archbishop Honored At Notre Dame Commencement

  Published May 24, 2012

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Notre Dame at the school’s 167th commencement May 20. He was among 11 distinguished figures in business, education, engineering, law, mathematics, media, medicine and the Catholic Church who were honored by the University of Notre Dame during the ceremony.

• Convocation Seeks Church Unity In Diverse World

  By ANN CAREY, CNS
  Published May 13, 2010

  The universality of the Catholic Church and the cultural diversity of the church in the United States were on display at the University of Notre Dame May 6-8 in the person of 300 church leaders, including Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, with cultural heritages that span the globe. The Catholic Cultural Diversity Network Convocation produced […] Full Story

• Atlanta Shows Big Presence At National Encuentro

  Published August 3, 2006

  More than 2,000 young adults, cardinals, bishops, diocesan directors of Anglo and Hispanic youth and young adult ministry and lay leaders participated in the June 8-11 First National Encounter for Hispanic Youth and Young Adult Ministry at the University of Notre Dame. The archdiocesan Office of Hispanic Youth and Young Adult Ministry took 92 delegates […] Full Story

• St. Brigid Church Wins $2,000 Scholarship

  Published September 22, 2005

  St. Brigid Church in Alpharetta has been chosen to receive a $2,000 scholarship to the International Catholic Stewardship Council’s annual meeting this October in San Francisco. Each June, Our Sunday Visitor selects five parishes from a drawing to send to the ICSC annual meeting. Scholarships must be used to cover conference registration, ICSC membership dues […] Full Story