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It has been 25 years and counting, but Father Michael Shields doesn’t have any plans to leave the mission of the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska, in Magadan, Russia, at least any time soon.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis’ repeated invitations to practice mercy and charity have become the focus of efforts to defuse the widespread polarization that has wracked society and has crossed [...]

MARIETTA—As the cold temperatures dip below freezing this season, MUST Ministries is taking in women and children to assure they are safe and warm.

Archbishop Gregory shares his Christmas prayers for our archdiocese in his latest column, "What I Have Seen and Heard."

ATLANTA—Standing just outside the west end zone, the Blessed Trinity High School cheerleaders raised a 10-foot by 18-foot banner with white and gold letters outlined in black, bearing the [...]

JASPER—Our Lady of the Mountains Church is a forerunner in having a hearing loop system installed, enabling those with hearing loss to fully participate in Mass.

ROME (CNS)—Pope Francis made surprise visits Dec. 7 and 8 to people receiving medical care far from their homes, to a dozen intellectually challenged young people and to the staff of a major Rome [...]

Archbishop Gregory talks about what makes Mary an Advent woman in his latest column, "What I Have Seen and Heard."

DECATUR—Deacon Alfred Mitchell gets up daily at 5:30 a.m., whether he has somewhere to go or not.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The archbishop who chairs the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities cheered news that the abortion rate in the United States continues to shrink, as does the number of [...]

ATLANTA—It was February 1998 when Aaron Parr, a fourth-grader at St. Thomas More School, Decatur, shared the front page of The Georgia Bulletin with Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Rita Adele [...]

Archbishop Gregory asks us to pray for our brothers and sisters this Thanksgiving in his latest column, "What I Have Seen and Heard."

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the rich get richer, the increasing misery and cries of the poor are ignored every day, Pope Francis said.

BALTIMORE (CNS) — Heather Banis, victim assistance coordinator for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, told bishops gathered Nov. 13 for their annual fall meeting in Baltimore that helping victims [...]

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN—Parishioners of Our Lady of the Mount Church welcomed Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, to celebrate Mass and groundbreaking for the church’s new parish hall on Sunday, Oct. 14.

WASHINGTON —Discussion and voting on concrete measures to address the abuse crisis and a day of spiritual discernment and prayer will top the agenda for the U.S. bishops when they meet Nov. 12-14 [...]

STONE MOUNTAIN—Parishioners of Corpus Christi Church in Stone Mountain joined 100 employees of Ruppert Landscape for a fun field day event Sept. 13. The end result was a much-needed landscape [...]

After 35 years as a bishop, it is rare for me to hear something that I have not heard before when celebrating the sacrament of confirmation with our youth.

CHAMBLEE—St. Vincent de Paul Georgia is kick-starting the first capital campaign in its 115-year history, aimed at doubling in size its local food market and creating a safety-net pharmacy to [...]

ROME (CNS)—For many pilgrims from El Salvador and for many Catholics who focus on the tie between faith and justice, waiting for the canonization of St. Oscar Romero was an exercise in patience.