The love of Christ compels us to reconcile
Archbishop Gregory talks about the impact of Christian unity and ecumenical efforts in his latest column, “What I Have Seen and Heard.”
Catholic bishops call on Georgia district attorney to remove the death penalty from case involving murdered priest
Three Catholic bishops from Florida and Georgia will hold an 11 a.m. joint news conference on Tuesday, January 31, at the Richmond County Courthouse in Augusta. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of [...]
Father Tolton’s remains exhumed, verified; his cause takes step forward
QUINCY, Ill. (CNS)—On the morning of Dec. 10 in a cemetery in Quincy, Father Augustus Tolton’s cause for canonization took one step further as his remains were exhumed and verified. Father [...]
Listening: An art ‘too frequently overlooked’
In July, following the shooting deaths of black men by law enforcement and multiple killings of police officers, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops instituted a Special Task Force for Peace [...]
Cardinal Dolan to read from Book of Wisdom at inauguration
WASHINGTON (CNS)—New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said the Scripture passage he chose to read at the Jan. 20 inauguration of Donald J. Trump as president—Wisdom chapter 9 in which King Solomon [...]
Pinecrest community comes together to feed those in need
ATLANTA—More than 750 Pinecrest Academy students and their families, along with faculty and staff at the Catholic school, served on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, at the Feed My Starving Children [...]
‘The authentic truth of the Christmas mystery’
Archbishop Gregory discusses the truth of the Christmas mystery in his column, “What I Have Seen and Heard.”
Beloved Marietta parishioner killed in Florida airport shooting
MARIETTA—Olga Woltering, a bedrock member of her parish and the Atlanta Cursillo movement and beloved to her family and many friends, was among five people killed in the shooting at Fort [...]
St. Pius boys, girls sweep Marist in regular season games
ATLANTA—The St. Pius X High School girls basketball team never relinquished a lead they held over Marist School from the end of the first period to the conclusion of their Dec. 6 game at the Pius [...]
New Year calls for courage, hope; no more hatred, selfishness, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Whether the new year will be good or not depends on us choosing to do good each day, Pope Francis said. “That is how one builds peace, saying ‘no’ to hatred and violence—with [...]
