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ATLANTA—The Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence, which obligates one to abstain from all meats and meat products. It applies to Catholics who have reached the age of 14.

ATLANTA—A friendship between two pastors—one Catholic and one Baptist—led to the launch of a preschool to serve the children of both their church communities.

ATLANTA—On April 8, at Easter Vigil liturgies across the Archdiocese of Atlanta, 1,831 catechumens and candidates will receive the sacraments for the first time.

ATLANTA—A broom swept glass shards from the crime scene into a dustpan as Lyke House Newman Center staff cleared the parking lot.

LOS ANGELES (OSV News)–A 65-year-old Hispanic man was taken into custody the morning of Feb. 20 by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies as the prime suspect in the murder of Auxiliary Bishop [...]

At 5:30 a.m., the soft peal of bells signals the sisters at the Monastery of the Visitation of Holy Mary in Snellville that it’s time to begin their day.

ATLANTA—Scores of men and women came out in support of the Together for Life rally at the Georgia State Capitol.

KENNESAW–Standing proudly but unsteadily on her feet, former professional tennis player Paula Umana wanted the roomful of young, career-minded Catholics to understand the plans they set for [...]

Please see the attached official decree for a St. Patrick’s Day dispensation. St. Patrick’s Day falls this year on Friday, March 17.

ATLANTA—Kirk Broom knew as a deacon he should find someone who needed a friend to stand beside them.

ATLANTA–On Sunday, Feb. 19, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., asked that all join him in prayer for President Jimmy Carter as he nears the end of his life, and for his family.

ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta marked Catholic Schools Week Jan. 29-Feb 4, as part of a national observance focusing on the spiritual, academic and community contributions of the schools. [...]

ATLANTA—Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22. The Georgia Bulletin will include a listing of Lenten parish missions, retreats, penance services and fish fry dinners in the Feb. 16 print edition [...]

SMYRNA—Outside St. Francis of Assisi Church, a garden with native Georgia flowers replaced a barren patch of soil.

JUBA, South Sudan (CNS)–In a twist of fate despite a horrible situation, the millions of displaced South Sudanese people can contribute to rewriting their nation’s history by working together and [...]

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–Pope Francis expressed his “spiritual closeness” and “solidarity” with those affected by a pair of powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria Feb. 6.

ATLANTA—A pop-up kitchen was opened in a church parking lot after Hurricane Michael struck the Florida panhandle in 2018. Carloads of hungry residents were fed.

KINSHASA, Congo (CNS)–In a country where most people are Christian and all are suffering from decades of violence and atrocities, Pope Francis told the Congolese to lay down their weapons and [...]

ATLANTA—The night before his ordination, Bishop-designate John Nhan Tran took an opportunity to pray with the priests of his new archdiocese.

SMYRNA—Outside St. Francis of Assisi Church, a garden with native Georgia flowers replaced a barren patch of soil.