ATLANTA—On March 31, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., offered a statement on racism, pledging a personal commitment to model the change that must take place to eradicate the sin.
ATLANTA—Colorful flower bouquets carpeted the entryway of the Gold Spa. “Stop Asian Hate” signs were carried by some of the more than 100 mourners at the Piedmont Road spa, one location [...]
VATICAN CITY (CNS)–A Christian life should be filled with amazement–astonishment at the son of God suffering and dying for humanity and awe at realizing how precious and loved people are in his [...]
March 13, 2020. Many remember this as the day that everything suddenly changed. Schools began to shut down, store shelves emptied and our new normal set in due to the rise of COVID-19 in the [...]
ATLANTA—This past year working as an acute care nurse at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic reminded Carmen Seso that God is in control.
ATLANTA—Retired U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Gen Thomas Wessels invites Catholics to deepen their Lenten spiritual experience by joining the Malteser International Americas mission to uplift the [...]
ATLANTA—Last year was different from all other years. 2020 brought financial problems to many people, businesses and some schools including Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School.
ATLANTA—In late February, as the one-year mark of the pandemic approached, Atlanta Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., asked parishes to hold memorial Masses for those who died in the [...]
ATLANTA—The University of Notre Dame’s Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism awarded its first Cyprian Davis, O.S.B., Prize to a history of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Atlanta.
ATLANTA—After six months of serving as interim principal, Laura Cichanski, 43, has been appointed to the leadership role at Immaculate Heart of Mary School.
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM IRAQ (CNS)–The Catholic Church’s commitment to dialogue with other churches and with other religions flows from the Gospel, but Pope Francis said he knows some [...]
ATLANTA–In a March 10 decree, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., lifted the day of abstinence for Friday, March 19 as it is the Solemnity of St. Joseph. The decree follows.
ATLANTA—A Catholic panel examining how to respond to racism in the church said healing will take place once women and men burdened by it are listened to and placed in the center of the conversation.
QARAQOSH, Iraq (CNS)–Amid the rubble and bombed out remains of four churches destroyed by Islamic State militants, Pope Francis paid tribute to Iraqi Christians who endured persecution and even death.
ROSWELL—Sarinna Yoder, 55, a catechumen from St. Peter Chanel Church, is counting down the weeks until she is in full communion with the Catholic Church.