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ATLANTA—In May 27 letters to U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, Georgia’s Catholic bishops express support for the Religious Workforce Protection Act (RWPA) ...

This month, Pope Francis' landmark encyclical on ecology, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," turned 10.

CONYERS—Archbishop Borys Gudziak, the spiritual leader of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the United States along with other ...

I was with friends in a cabin in the mountains of North Georgia, looking forward to a relaxing Easter Monday when my phone exploded.

MARIETTA—As they have since 1988, Knights of Columbus (KofC) Assembly members will sponsor a Memorial Day Mass on ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as the successor ...

Pope Leo XIV presides at the Mass of Inauguration of his Petrine Ministry in Saint Peter’s Square, and invites the Church to walk together along the path of God's love and remain united in one family.

The true scope and impact of Pope Francis’ pontificate will reveal itself more fully in time. That is not to say, however, that we only need to sit back and watch it unfold.

SMYRNA–Archbishop Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of Atlanta, conveys the following announcements regarding priestly ministry in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, effective July 1, 2025:

ATLANTA — Shock, joy, and even chants of “USA” filled the room at a watch party inside the Archdiocese of Atlanta as local Catholics learned that, for the first time in history, an American has [...]

(OSV News)–The following is the full text of the “urbi et orbi” blessing given by Pope Leo XIV after his election May 8, 2025.

ATLANTA, Ga. - Georgia Catholics are excited and still a little bit in shock after the announcement of the first American pope.

ATLANTA - Excitement and pride filled the offices of the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Thursday as staff and clergy gathered to witness a moment of history:

ATLANTA—Upon the election of former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost as the new pope May 8, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., asked for prayers of uny for the Holy Father in a statement:

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name Pope Leo XIV.

ATLANTA — Members of the Atlanta Archdiocese joined people around the world watching the Papal Conclave unfold in Vatican City on Wednesday.

ATLANTA — As the Catholic Church prepares to select its next pope, Cardinal Wilton Gregory—the former archbishop for Atlanta's archdiocese ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–All but four of the 135 cardinals who are eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to vote for a new pope had arrived in Rome by May 2, according to the Vatican press office.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–On the final day of official mourning for the death of Pope Francis, the late pontiff was remembered as someone who was determined to live out ...