Georgia Bulletin Pilgrimage explores Marian Shrines of Europe
ATLANTA—Father Paul Flood, pastor of St. Benedict Church, Johns Creek, will lead a Catholic pilgrimage to the Marian Shrines of Portugal, Spain and France, Oct. 21-30.
Archdiocese completes parish incorporation project
ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta recently completed another step in a decade-long review of its legal structure by incorporating its parishes.
Annual poll shows 75 percent of adults want restrictions on abortion
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Just in time for the annual March for Life, an annual poll of Americans’ views on abortion shows that 75 percent want “substantial” restrictions on abortion access even as more [...]
Vatican releases guidelines to help church fight human trafficking
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican has created a set of pastoral guidelines to inspire and improve the church’s work in addressing the crime of human trafficking and the care of its victims worldwide.
No one falls outside of the dignity God gave to humanity
Archbishop Gregory talks about Catholic social teaching and human dignity in his latest column, "What I Have Seen and Heard."
St. Oliver Plunkett invites teens to World Youth Day Rally
SNELLVILLE—St. Oliver Plunkett Church Youth Minister Lynn Ory has organized a World Youth Day Rally, inviting teens from across the archdiocese to participate.
‘Sister of Selma’ and Atlanta Catholic education leader dies Jan. 2
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 [...]
After 25 years, Alaska priest still loves his Russian Far East mission
It has been 25 years and counting, but Father Michael Shields doesn’t have any plans to leave the mission of the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska, in Magadan, Russia, at least any time soon.
Catholic social teaching held up in efforts to overcome polarization
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis’ repeated invitations to practice mercy and charity have become the focus of efforts to defuse the widespread polarization that has wracked society and has crossed [...]
