CDC report shows continued decline in U.S. abortion rate

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The archbishop who chairs the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities cheered news that the abortion rate in the United States continues to shrink, as does the number of [...]

Then & NOW: The student becomes the teacher

ATLANTA—It was February 1998 when Aaron Parr, a fourth-grader at St. Thomas More School, Decatur, shared the front page of The Georgia Bulletin with Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Rita Adele [...]

Keep others close in prayer this Thanksgiving

Archbishop Gregory asks us to pray for our brothers and sisters this Thanksgiving in his latest column, "What I Have Seen and Heard."

Helping the poor is not a papal fad, but a duty, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the rich get richer, the increasing misery and cries of the poor are ignored every day, Pope Francis said.

Psychologist addresses American bishops on helping abuse victims to heal

BALTIMORE (CNS) — Heather Banis, victim assistance coordinator for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, told bishops gathered Nov. 13 for their annual fall meeting in Baltimore that helping victims [...]

Mountain parish breaks ground on new parish hall

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN—Parishioners of Our Lady of the Mount Church welcomed Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, to celebrate Mass and groundbreaking for the church’s new parish hall on Sunday, Oct. 14.

Abuse crisis, day of discernment, prayer top agenda for Baltimore meeting

WASHINGTON —Discussion and voting on concrete measures to address the abuse crisis and a day of spiritual discernment and prayer will top the agenda for the U.S. bishops when they meet Nov. 12-14 [...]

Field day at Corpus Christi helps transform church grounds

STONE MOUNTAIN—Parishioners of Corpus Christi Church in Stone Mountain joined 100 employees of Ruppert Landscape for a fun field day event Sept. 13. The end result was a much-needed landscape [...]

Saints in our history and in our midst

After 35 years as a bishop, it is rare for me to hear something that I have not heard before when celebrating the sacrament of confirmation with our youth.