When conscience meets the common good
I had a conversation recently with someone about whether or not authorities can force or pressure a person to be vaccinated.
Atlanta priests join Catholic Extension trip to visit migrant workers
ATLANTA—In this year’s message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis explained that Catholics are called to make the church more inclusive.
Messengers of Hope: La Salettes celebrate 175 years since apparition that launched order
ATLANTA—Picture it: The Blessed Mother appears to two teens. She’s crying, bemoaning the un-Christian behavior of God’s people: their infighting, their disrespect for his creation, their turning [...]
In Slovakia, Pope reminds young people that church is their home
KOŠICE, Slovakia (CNS)—Pope Francis made sure that while the world often disregards the young and the marginalized, in the Catholic Church, “no one ought ever to feel out of place or set aside.”
Atlanta priests join Catholic Extension trip to visit migrant workers
ATLANTA—In this year’s message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis explained that Catholics are called to make the church more inclusive.
Church needs to hear God speaking through those who are hurting, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS)–To listen to the Holy Spirit, members of the church must listen to each other and especially to those who are marginalized, Pope Francis said ...
Community steps up to aid Afghan families
MARIETTA—Parishioners of St. Ann Church are lining up to serve anticipated evacuees from Afghanistan, who will be living on the parish grounds.
Implementation of ‘Traditionis Custodes’ outlined
ATLANTA—In a Sept. 8 memo to his priests, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., outlined how the Archdiocese of Atlanta will implement Pope Francis’ Motu Proprio “Traditionis Custodes.”
Leszynski recipient of 9/11 Flag Memorial Scholarship
ROSWELL—Lauren Leszynski and a crew of her classmates at Blessed Trinity High School started around 8:30 a.m. to place 3,000 flags.
Prison ministry encourages serving those ‘inside the walls’
ATLANTA—Father Kevin Peek is the new coordinator of Prison and Hospital Ministries for the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
Marist School’s head football coach claims 400th win
ATLANTA–Alan Chadwick, the longtime leader of the Marist War Eagles football team, achieved an extraordinary feat among high school coaches.
Free access to Southeast Catechist Conference extended
ATLANTA—More than 9,200 people across 16 dioceses attended this year’s virtual Southeast Catechist Conference.
Legion of Mary marks centennial of evangelizing, prayer
ATLANTA—If your Saturday plans include a visit to Little Five Points, someone may offer you a free rosary while you stroll through one of Atlanta’s hippest neighborhoods.
Dioceses emerge from Hurricane Ida’s wrath as others prepare to help
WASHINGTON (CNS)—Catholic Charities in and around the areas of Louisiana and Mississippi affected by Hurricane Ida—one of the most powerful storms to hit the continental U.S. since Hurricane [...]
