#iGiveCatholic to benefit communities across Archdiocese of Atlanta

ATLANTA—On Dec. 3, Catholics across the nation will participate in this year’s eighth annual #iGiveCatholic campaign. Parishes, schools and nonprofit organizations will be impacted by the [...]

St. Pius X High School teacher honored for decades of work in the Jewish community

ATLANTA—St. Pius X High School teacher Dennis Ruggiero was recognized for his notable contributions to the Jewish community during the school’s All Saints’ Day Mass on Nov. 1.

Mercy Care Atlanta expands mission to housing, along with health care

ATLANTA—With its scenic rooftop view of the downtown Atlanta skyline, the new Mercy Care-supported apartment complex offers upscale amenities and essential services.

With synod in mind, US bishops focus on advancing core mission priorities

BALTIMORE (OSV News)–The U.S. bishops’ annual fall assembly in Baltimore saw the shepherds of the Catholic Church in this country make intentional steps toward integrating their work with the [...]

Top Vatican official hopes Trump will promote peace, national unity

ROME (CNS)–The Vatican secretary of state said his prayer for Donald J. Trump is that God would grant him wisdom “because that is the main virtue of those who govern according to the Bible.”

Multicultural procession of Pilgrims of Hope draws crowd

NORCROSS—Traffic came to a standstill along Beaver Ruin Road on Oct. 25 as Catholics, representing several parishes and speaking multiple languages, followed on foot the Blessed Sacrament as a [...]

Jaella Mac Au reflects on National Eucharistic Pilgrimage journey

ATLANTA—Six months ago, Jaella Mac Au filled her backpack with her rosary, journal, water bottle, book and sunscreen, and flew 3,000 miles across the country to San Francisco.

Archbishop remembers deceased clergy at cemetery Mass

SANDY SPRINGS—Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., blessed with holy water the graves of his predecessors and other priests who served in the Archdiocese of Atlanta as dozens of believers [...]

Carnegie headliner to present Black Catholic History programs

ATLANTA—Dr. ValLimar Jansen, who has toured the world as a professional singer, will present two musical programs for Black Catholic History Month in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

Archbishop Hartmayer’s Election Day message

ATLANTA—On Election Day, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., urged all Catholics to work for a better community of respect and unity, despite the outcomes.

Only love will save humanity, pope says in encyclical on Sacred Heart

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–A world that has become “heartless” and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its missionary joy need to open themselves up to Christ’s [...]

Saints served generously, creatively, pope says at canonization Mass

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–Pope Francis called on the faithful to yearn to serve, not thirst for power, as he proclaimed 14 new saints, including Canada-born St. Marie-Léonie Paradis, founder of the [...]

Update from the Archbishop Hartmayer on black mass response

I am also asking, however, that you remember that ‘they will know we are Christians by our love.’ I continue to ask for prayer.

Visitation Monastery celebrates jubilee, honors legacy of first mother superior

SNELLVILLE—The Monastery of the Visitation celebrated the 50th anniversary of its relocation to Snellville on Oct. 7, inviting locals and clergy members to commemorate the 1974 move of the [...]

Statistically speaking: How pope’s choices change College of Cardinals

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Popes have made a habit of exceeding the statutory limit on the number of cardinals under the age of 80, but Pope Francis is planning to set a record.

By his wounds we are healed

We are living in a broken and wounded world.

Memorial Mass for clergy November 4

ATLANTA—The bishops of the Archdiocese of Atlanta will celebrate the annual memorial Mass for deceased bishops, priests and deacons at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, at Arlington Memorial Park.

Student start-up offers Catholic apparel

ATHENS—Matthew 28 says to go make disciples of all nations. Five students at the University of Georgia are acting on that mission with their small business, Classic City Catholic.

Dioceses of Atlanta Province begin storm recovery work

ATLANTA—As Tropical Storm Helene moved north from Florida, it downed trees, flooded neighborhoods and left communities dealing with destruction, power loss and lack of water.

Powerful impose war on others, world shows indifference, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–On the one-year anniversary of the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, Pope Francis expressed his solidarity with all those suffering because of conflicts throughout the Middle [...]