Retired Oklahoma City Archbishop, ordained a priest in Atlanta, dies at 91

ALANTA—Archbishop Eusebius Joseph Beltran, archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, died Sept. 12 at age 91. Archbishop Beltran was ordained a priest for the Diocese of [...]

US Supreme Court justice speaks at Vatican Jubilee of Justice

ROME (CNS)–In a frescoed hall of a building housing the Catholic Church’s highest courts, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. spoke about faith, mercy, tradition and hope.

Archbishop’s Q&A session covers canonization process, saintly living

NORCROSS—Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., and Father Branson Hipp, of the Catholic Center at Georgia Tech, hosted a question-and-answer session following the Mass of Thanksgiving for [...]

Lord, make me an instrument of peace

There are moments in life that are etched into our memory forever. Sept. 11, 2001, is one such moment—when, in less than two hours, thousands of families, our nation, and the world were changed [...]

Sister Mary Kateri, Hawthorne Dominican, dies Sept. 19

ATLANTA–Sister Mary Kateri, OP, (Cecelia Anne Pickering) died on Sept. 19 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta.

At start of Rosh Hashanah, Atlanta’s archbishop uplifts Jewish community in prayer

ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., offered prayer for Atlanta’s Jewish community as they prepare to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown Sept. 22.

1,700 years: The First Ecumenical Council of the church and its proclamation of Jesus Christ

This year 2025 marks the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the history of the church, held in Nicaea, in what is now the city of İznik, Turkey.

Monsignor James Fennessy, retired pastor of St. Jude the Apostle, remembered

ATLANTA—Msgr. James Joseph “Jim” Fennessy, the retired pastor of St. Jude the Apostle Church, died Sept. 15. He was 82 years old and a priest for 57 years.

From bookshelves to baby steps: PAC revamps boutique, offers new classes

ROSWELL—Pregnancy Aid Clinic is entering a season of transformation and advocacy. From a complete makeover at the Roswell clinic to launching new education programs, PAC is expanding its [...]

Fr. Scott Reilly, LC, installed as pastor of St. Brendan’s in Atlanta – Legionaries of Christ

It was in Atlanta, Georgia, where Fr. Scott Reilly, LC, in many ways, learned “how to be a priest.”

Atlanta’s Mass of Thanksgiving celebrates canonization of new saints

NORCROSS—Hundreds of the faithful filled Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church on Sept. 7 to celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for the canonization of St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati.

In September 11 message, Archbishop Hartmayer urges all to reject culture of violence

ATLANTA—On the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of Atlanta, calls upon all people of goodwill to recommit to building a culture of life [...]

New young saints encourage faithful to live life to the full, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–The greatest risk in life is to waste it by not seeking to follow God’s plan, Pope Leo XIV said, proclaiming two new saints–two young laymen of the 20th and 21st centuries.

St. Thomas More School marks 75 years with sustainable campus updates

DECATUR—St. Thomas More School is celebrating its 75th anniversary with sustainable campus wide renovations, including a new classroom building and the installation of solar panels.

Archbishop Hartmayer admits five seminarians to candidacy for holy orders

DAWSONVILLE—During a morning Mass on July 29, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., admitted five seminarians to candidacy for holy orders at Christ the Redeemer Church. Bishop Joel M. [...]

Removal of homeless encampment near Atlanta’s Shrine part of broader city initiative

ATLANTA—For more than two years, tents, tarps and other make-shift shelters filled the sidewalks on Martin Luther King Jr Drive alongside the Shrine of Immaculate Conception, one of the oldest [...]

20 years ago Katrina hit New Orleans hard; today, the Crescent City is rising with faith and hope

NEW ORLEANS (OSV News)–In late 2005, just two months after Hurricane Katrina, the American Institute of Architects tabbed Boston-based urban planner David Dixon, to organize a national recovery [...]