Chief communications officer for Atlanta Archdiocese to speak at Magnificat
ATLANTA—Maureen Smith, who is the chief communications officer for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, will be the next speaker for the Magnificat Meal to be held on Nov. 15.
St. John the Evangelist School celebrates fourth Blue Ribbon recognition
HAPEVILLE—St. John the Evangelist School has been recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence for the fourth time, marking another milestone in its history of academic achievement.
Church must ‘walk poor with the poor’ to serve Christ, says Pope Leo in first exhortation
(OSV News)–In his first apostolic exhortation, Pope Leo XIV has taken up the call of Pope Francis for Christians to see in the poor the very face of Christ–and to be a church that “walks poor [...]
Catholic Foundation donors inspired by faith to create legacy gifts
ATLANTA—A moving experience at Christmas Eve Mass led Doug and Katrina Harmon back to the faith after nearly 20 years away. Like many other Catholics, their personal faith journey inspired their [...]
Restorative justice conference attendees learn how Catholic Church can help usher in hope
ATLANTA—Lawyers, former inmates and leaders of justice reform were among the nearly 140 participants who attended a restorative justice conference rooted in Catholic social teaching.
Golden Lions drum major leads band on and off field
ATLANTA—Zoe Leiner sets the beat for the 23-member Marching Golden Lions band standing atop a podium as she signals with her hands, revealing a secret code.
A safe place to worship: St. John Vianney Church hosts sensory Mass
LITHIA SPRINGS—When 11-year-old Kenneth Henderson stepped up to the ambo at St. John Vianney Church in Lithia Springs, he was ready to proclaim the reading during the parish’s first sensory Mass. [...]
God’s love can reach anyone, even at ‘rock bottom,’ pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS)–When people hit “rock bottom,” they can be confident that God is there ready to rescue and redeem them, Pope Leo XIV said.
Band pride at Atlanta area high schools
ATLANTA—Thirty-one musicians participate in Marist School Marching Band.
Retired Oklahoma City Archbishop, ordained a priest in Atlanta, dies at 91
ALANTA—Archbishop Eusebius Joseph Beltran, archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, died Sept. 12 at age 91. Archbishop Beltran was ordained a priest for the Diocese of [...]
US Supreme Court justice speaks at Vatican Jubilee of Justice
ROME (CNS)–In a frescoed hall of a building housing the Catholic Church’s highest courts, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. spoke about faith, mercy, tradition and hope.
Archbishop’s Q&A session covers canonization process, saintly living
NORCROSS—Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., and Father Branson Hipp, of the Catholic Center at Georgia Tech, hosted a question-and-answer session following the Mass of Thanksgiving for [...]
Lord, make me an instrument of peace
There are moments in life that are etched into our memory forever. Sept. 11, 2001, is one such moment—when, in less than two hours, thousands of families, our nation, and the world were changed [...]
Sister Mary Kateri, Hawthorne Dominican, dies Sept. 19
ATLANTA–Sister Mary Kateri, OP, (Cecelia Anne Pickering) died on Sept. 19 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta.
At start of Rosh Hashanah, Atlanta’s archbishop uplifts Jewish community in prayer
ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., offered prayer for Atlanta’s Jewish community as they prepare to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown Sept. 22.
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.
