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 [...]

Charles Prejean Sr., activist and Black Catholic leader, laid to rest in Atlanta

The Louisiana native was a force in the cooperative movement and addressing Black land loss, before transitioning to chancery ministry in Atlanta.

Catholic filmmaker experiences ‘Triumph of the Heart’

ATLANTA—Patrick Blonski, 34, of Atlanta, knows a thing or two about the film-making industry.

Archbishop Hartmayer’s statement on Minnesota Catholic school shooting

ATLANTA—A deadly shooting took place the morning of Aug. 27 at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis shortly after the start of the school day during an all-school Mass at the adjacent [...]

US bishops’ president calls for special collection for Catholic aid groups in Gaza

(OSV News)–The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference called for a special collection to bolster the Catholic Church’s response to a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip as the [...]

As numbers decline, communities age, women religious urged to discern their ‘emerging future’

ATLANTA—From a message that “Dread is not of God” to a “pilgrimage of hope,” several hundred Catholic sisters and guests gathered in downtown Atlanta for the annual assembly of the Leadership [...]

Atlanta Archdiocese to have Mass of Thanksgiving for Acutis, Frassati canonization

NORCROSS—Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving to mark the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati on Sunday, Sept. 7, [...]

From the Archives: The Marists’ history in Atlanta

Two months ago, the Marist priests of Our Lady of the Assumption in Brookhaven left the parish after 60 years of service there.

CTK volunteers and MUST Ministries on a mission to fight hunger

ATLANTA—Volunteers at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta gathered on July 22 to pack thousands of lunches for children in need through the MUST Ministries Summer Lunch Program.

Archdiocese, Catholic Leadership Institute collaborate to strengthen parish life

LAWRENCEVILLE—Church leaders are choosing 25 communities for a program to reimagine how parishes can reach people in a culture where church is not central to daily life.