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ATLANTA—Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., sent a letter of condolence to President Jimmy Carter and his family upon learning of the Nov. 19 death of Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.

CONYERS—Thousands of miles from home and concerned for family living through wartime conditions, Mariana Liabyha, 32, found a place of peace at Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church.

ATLANTA—Students crowded each other to offer thanks and shake the hand of Hilbert Margol, a 99-year-old Jewish WW II veteran who helped liberate a German concentration camp, after his address to [...]

I have just returned from visiting a Catholic school in Ghana, West Africa, that is more than a school. It is also a health center where people from the surrounding area, as well as the students [...]

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–As the wars, violence and deaths continue in Ukraine and in the Holy Land, Pope Francis again urged people to pray for peace.

ATLANTA—At a breakfast table crowded with hot sauce, dairy creamers and a thermos of coffee, members of the St. Thomas More Society prayed the liturgy of the hours.

KENNESAW—Sitting at an indoor picnic table and watched over by a statue of St. Francis of Assisi, Elena Hamrick finished a plate of enchiladas alongside rice and beans.

ROME (CNS)–As the sun broke through the morning sky after a torrential downpour in Rome, Pope Francis was wheeled past dozens of gravestones that marked the final resting place of members of the [...]

CONYERS—Father Eduardo Rodriguez, OCSO, a monk at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, at the monastery infirmary in the company of his brothers. He was a monk of [...]

(OSV News)–The Georgia Supreme Court Oct. 24 rejected a lower court’s ruling, allowing a Georgia law restricting abortion after six weeks gestation to remain in effect amid ongoing legal challenges.

ATLANTA—Floriani, a men’s vocal ensemble dedicated to serving the church and saving the culture through the beauty of sacred music, will visit the Archdiocese of Atlanta Oct. 29-Nov. 5.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, my thoughts higher than your [...]

ATLANTA—A group of pioneering Black Catholics, who served with love and devotion in the face of racism and injustice, are at the center of an effort by advocates to urge Pope Francis to expedite [...]

ATLANTA—United in a common commitment to end the death penalty, dozens of faith leaders and advocates assembled outside the Georgia State Capitol Oct. 10 for a prayer vigil.

DECATUR—Susan B. Reynolds studies and teaches Catholic theology at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University.

ATLANTA–Knowing the stories, the history, the lived experience of someone invites you to know them personally, deeply and intimately.

ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., issued a statement Oct. 12 in response to violence in the Holy Land. His statement follows:

ATLANTA—Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., and Atlanta’s auxiliary bishops are joining other interfaith leaders to ask Georgia lawmakers to change the standard of proof for those with [...]

(OSV News)—Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, a delegate to the Synod on Synodality from the United States, said that going into a pre-synod retreat, he thought it was a “good idea,” but added that he has [...]

When I was appointed the Bishop of Savannah in 2011, I chose as my Episcopal Motto, Pax et Bonum! (Peace and All Good!).