VATICAN CITY (CNS)–Let the Jubilee of Youth be more than an event for making memories and sharing pictures; be sure to encounter Christ and share the Good News, Pope Leo XIV told a group of young people.

CLEVELAND—Believers seeking a deeper connection to the sacred gather in a newly blessed chapel in St. Paul the Apostle Church, now home to 33 relics of saints and martyrs.

PHILADELPHIA–“You are not alone,” said Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia—the son of Cuban exiles—addressing migrants in a July 23 pastoral letter on immigration.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–The “barbarity of war” and forced displacement of people have to end, and civilians and places of worship have to be protected, Pope Leo XIV implored.

ATLANTA—Our Lady of the Angels Province welcomed a new friar priest—Friar Franck Lino Sokpolie, OFM Conv.—who was ordained to the priesthood by Friar-Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., on Saturday, July 19, at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–After an early morning attack on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire, dialogue and peace in the region.

(OSV News)–From Boston to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, faithful across the nation are reaching out to bring material and spiritual aid to those impacted by the devastating July 4 flash floods in the Texas Hill Country.

ATLANTA—Rodolmar Serradas still remembers the desire that led her to study pastoral ministry.

DULUTH—On June 28, Nuestra Fe Catholic Broadcasting, Inc., celebrated 15 years of service to the Hispanic community with a fundraiser breakfast at St. Benedict Church in Duluth.

ROME (CNS)–“We must pray for the conversion of many people, inside and outside of the church, who still do not recognize the urgency of caring for our common home,” Pope Leo XIV said while celebrating a new formulary of the Mass “for the care of creation.”

NORCROSS—With processions large and small, Atlanta Catholics celebrated the Feast of Corpus Christi—The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ—during the weekend of June 21-22.

CHARLOTTE—Nine bishops from the Carolinas and Georgia gathered for their annual meeting June 30-July 1, this year hosted by the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina.

ATLANTA—Black polo shirts have been replaced as the official formal wardrobe for seminarians studying to be priests for the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

PHOENIX—At the 2025 Catholic Media Conference, the staff of The Georgia Bulletin and the Office of Communications of the Archdiocese of Atlanta earned seven Catholic Media Awards.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–Archbishops around the world can provide by their example the fraternity and unity in diversity the entire Catholic Church needs today, Pope Leo XIV said.

The Archdiocese of Atlanta and Emory Healthcare have announced a new sponsorship agreement that will preserve the Catholic identity and mission of Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital.

FLOWERY BRANCH—Every Wednesday, volunteers at Prince of Peace Church gather in two classrooms around 8 a.m. to transform 150 loaves of bread into more than 1,200 sandwiches.

“The Lord receives, sanctifies, and blesses the bread and wine that we place on the Altar, together with the offering of our lives, …

ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving June 23 at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, to recognize a historic agreement between Emory Healthcare and the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

The first week of June, I had the privilege of travelling to Zambia in Southern Africa to witness firsthand the life-saving and life-giving work Catholic Relief Services faithfully and joyfully carries out in the name of American Catholics.