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Sister Anna Bridget Kearns, former Atlanta educator, dies
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
Published November 17, 2022Sister Anna Bridget Kearns, CSJ, died on Nov. 3 at St. Joseph Manor at Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis. She was 92 years old and had served in many Georgia schools.
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‘Sister of Selma’ and Atlanta Catholic education leader dies Jan. 2
Published January 9, 2019
ST. LOUIS—An appeal went out from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference calling for marchers to rejoin the voting rights effort after the “Bloody Sunday” march in Selma, Alabama, was stopped by baton-wielding police. Responding to the call in 1965 was Sister Roberta J. Schmidt, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. She […] Full Story
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Georgia Bulletin, communications staff receive eight Catholic press awards
Published June 23, 2016
ST. LOUIS—The Georgia Bulletin staff earned seven awards at the 2016 Catholic Media Conference for its coverage of the archdiocesan Catholic community, with one additional award for multimedia specialist and videographer Allen Kinzly, of the archdiocesan Communications Department. Awards for writing, graphics From the Georgia Bulletin staff, reporters Nichole Golden and Andrew Nelson earned a […] Full Story
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Atlantan ordained a Jesuit priest
Published June 23, 2016
ST. LOUIS—An Atlanta native, Father Roy M. Joseph was ordained a priest Saturday, June 11, by Archbishop Robert J. Carlson, of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, at a Mass at St. Francis Xavier College Church in St. Louis. The new priest is a member of the Society of Jesus, the largest order of priests and […] Full Story
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Bishops discuss encyclical, pope’s visit, uses of social media
By CAROL ZIMMERMANN, Catholic News Service
Published June 25, 2015ST. LOUIS (CNS)—The U.S. bishops gathered in St. Louis for their spring general assembly heard presentations on the pope’s encyclical on the environment, the U.S. church’s ongoing work in promoting traditional marriage and the need to remain vigilant in protecting children from abuse. On the first day of their meeting June 10, there also were […] Full Story
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CSJ Sister Anne Souto dies
Published March 19, 2015
ST. LOUIS—Sister Anne Carlos Souto of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province, died Feb. 18 in St. Louis, Missouri. The daughter of Manuel Gonzales and Viola Fullerton Souto, she was born on May 17, 1927, in Mobile, Alabama. Sister Souto entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1947, making her final […] Full Story
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Archbishop urges peace in streets during new round of Ferguson protests
Published October 17, 2014
ST. LOUIS (CNS)—Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis urged protesters to turn away from violence as a new round of protests began over the shooting death of African-American teenager Michael Brown this past summer in the small town of Ferguson. The protests were to take place not only in Ferguson, where Brown was fatally […] Full Story
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St. Louis archbishop urges prayers for peace to calm chaos in streets
By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Published August 21, 2014ST. LOUIS (CNS)—Residents of Ferguson “are struggling to find peace in the chaos” that has followed the shooting death of an unarmed teen by a police officer and “as people of Christ, we are struggling to find direction in the unrest,” said Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis. “We are all aware of the […] Full Story
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Diocese identifies ‘mystery’ priest at scene of accident in Missouri
By JENNIFER BRINKER, Catholic News Service
Published August 13, 2013ST. LOUIS (CNS)—The identity of a “mystery” priest who prayed with a young woman at the scene of an accident in central Missouri has been solved. The Diocese of Jefferson City, Mo., has identified the priest as Father Patrick Dowling, a native of Kilkenny, Ireland, who is currently serving in prison ministry and in parish […] Full Story
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Sister Rosaline Salome, CSJ, Dies
Published November 2, 2006
Atlanta native Sister Rosaline Salome, CSJ, died Oct. 20 at the Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis. She was 82 and had served as a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet for 59 years. Born on May 17, 1924, the daughter of David and Rosa (Kaliphy) Salome, Sister Rosaline entered the order in 1946 and […] Full Story
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Sister Mary Fran Bruns, Former Administrator, Dies
Published November 17, 2005
Sister Mary Frances Bruns, CSJ, died Nov. 6 at the Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis. She was 66 years old. Daughter of George and Gertrude Bruns, she entered the sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1959 at age 17 and made her final profession in August 1964. Sister Mary Fran served in the […] Full Story