Trappist Father Matthew Torpey remembered
CONYERS—Father Matthew Torpey, OCSO, a monk and priest of the Cistercian (Trappist) Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers died peacefully in the monastery infirmary on April 26. Father Matt was [...]
Sister Peggy Fannon, ‘heart of Saint Joseph,’ marks 50 years at hospital
ATLANTA—Sister Peggy Fannon is the only Sister of Mercy walking the halls and visiting the patients of Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta’s oldest hospital.
Supreme Court blocks lower court’s restrictions on abortion pill
WASHINGTON (OSV News)–The U.S. Supreme Court said April 21 it would block a lower court’s restrictions on an abortion pill, leaving the drug on the market while litigation over the drug proceeds.
Charismatic Renewal leader Marlene Lee-Seaton to speak at Magnificat
ATLANTA—Marlene Lee-Seaton, a leader in the Charismatic Renewal in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, will be the guest speaker at the Magnificat gathering for women to be held on Saturday, May 20. [...]
Synod’s North American phase concludes with call to mission, moves to Rome
(OSV News)–The final document for the North American phase of the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality was released April 12, capturing a process of dialogue and discernment that two participants [...]
Tennessee’s Catholic bishops join in letter to lawmakers urging passage of gun safety measures
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (OSV News)–The three Catholic bishops of Tennessee–Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville, Bishop David P. Talley of Memphis and Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville–and the [...]
Archbishop Hartmayer reflects on pillars of priestly life at Chrism Mass, honors jubilarians
ATLANTA—Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., celebrated the annual Chrism Mass Tuesday, April 4, at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta, encouraging priests to be close to one [...]
Synod’s North American phase concludes with call to mission, moves to Rome
(OSV News)–The final document for the North American phase of the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality was released April 12, capturing a process of dialogue and discernment that two participants [...]
Remembering Msgr. William Hoffman
ATLANTA—Msgr. William “Bill” Hoffman, archdiocesan priest, died Monday, April 10. He was 88 years old. He had been a priest for more than 61 years.
Share your school’s fine arts events
The Georgia Bulletin will highlight spring fine arts programs at Catholic schools in an upcoming edition. This listing will include visual art exhibits, dance, music and theatre performances.
Pope prays that Easter joy would break through gloom of sin, war, strife
VATICAN CITY (CNS)–On a bright spring morning, Pope Francis prayed that Christians would experience the joy of Easter and allow Christ’s resurrection to be “the light that illumines the darkness [...]
Cathedral’s Tenebrae a solemn prayer service
ATLANTA–The Cathedral of Christ the King held a Tenebrae service Wednesday, April 5.
Palm Sunday: Pope says be close to those ‘abandoned’ like Christ
VATICAN CITY (CNS)–The unborn, migrants, the elderly and the disabled are “living icons” of Jesus that call Christians to draw close to those who feel abandoned just as Christ did on the cross, [...]
Atlanta Catholics reflect on a decade of Pope Francis’ leadership
ATLANTA—The church celebrated in March a decade with Pope Francis as its leader.
Pope visits pediatric oncology ward, baptizes infant during hospital stay
ROME (CNS)–Pope Francis used his third day at Rome’s Gemelli hospital to visit children hospitalized in the oncology ward and to confer the sacrament of baptism on a tiny infant named Miguel Angel.
