ATLANTA—The annual #iGiveCatholic campaign, held on GivingTuesday, concluded with impressive results, raising nearly $1.1 million for Catholic schools, parishes and charities in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

AJACCIO, France (CNS)–As Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate Mass on the French island of Corsica Dec. 15, the usual excitement of an open-air Mass with the pope was combined with the flair and pageantry of a Renaissance fair.

CONYERS—The grotto sits in a pocket carved from the forest, with its ground rough and uneven from the exposed bedrock.

TOCCOA—After overcoming a series of false starts and unexpected hurdles, the community of St. Mary Church celebrated the dedication of new additions to its campus.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Becoming a cardinal is an insistent call to put Jesus at the center of one’s life, to love the poor as he did and to strengthen the bonds of unity within the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said as he created 21 new cardinals from 17 nations.

ATLANTA —Two parishes in the Archdiocese of Atlanta have been chosen to receive OCP Parish Grants.

ATLANTA—Advent begins Sunday, Dec. 1 and is the start of a new liturgical year. Symbolized by the color purple, the season of Advent includes the four Sundays and weekdays leading up to Christmas. 

SANDY SPRINGS—The kitchen is hustling with the clock ticking.

BROOKHAVEN—The last Marist priests to serve at Our Lady of the Assumption Church are to depart after nearly 60 years.

ATLANTA—The Franciscan Friars from Padua, Italy, will bring two first-class relics of St. Anthony of Padua to the Archdiocese of Atlanta from Dec. 6-15.

ATLANTA—The Office of Divine Worship of the Archdiocese of Atlanta shared a recent clarification from the Vatican regarding the observance of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the United States.

ATLANTA—On Dec. 3, Catholics across the nation will participate in this year’s eighth annual #iGiveCatholic campaign. Parishes, schools and nonprofit organizations will be impacted by the generosity of donors in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School teacher Dennis Ruggiero was recognized for his notable contributions to the Jewish community during the school’s All Saints’ Day Mass on Nov. 1.

ATLANTA—With its scenic rooftop view of the downtown Atlanta skyline, the new Mercy Care-supported apartment complex offers upscale amenities and essential services.

BALTIMORE (OSV News)–The U.S. bishops’ annual fall assembly in Baltimore saw the shepherds of the Catholic Church in this country make intentional steps toward integrating their work with the synodal missionary style called for by the global church’s recently concluded Synod on Synodality

ROME (CNS)–The Vatican secretary of state said his prayer for Donald J. Trump is that God would grant him wisdom “because that is the main virtue of those who govern according to the Bible.”

NORCROSS—Traffic came to a standstill along Beaver Ruin Road on Oct. 25 as Catholics, representing several parishes and speaking multiple languages, followed on foot the Blessed Sacrament as a sign of devotion.

ATLANTA—Six months ago, Jaella Mac Au filled her backpack with her rosary, journal, water bottle, book and sunscreen, and flew 3,000 miles across the country to San Francisco.

SANDY SPRINGS—Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., blessed with holy water the graves of his predecessors and other priests who served in the Archdiocese of Atlanta as dozens of believers prayed for the deceased clergymen.

ATLANTA—Dr. ValLimar Jansen, who has toured the world as a professional singer, will present two musical programs for Black Catholic History Month in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.