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VATICAN CITY (CNS)–The Christmas season is a reminder to Christians that despite hardships, God chose to join himself to humanity and still remains by its side, Pope Francis said.

ATLANTA—A steady stream of cars pulls into a parking lot near St. Anthony of Padua Church in the West End.

ATLANTA—On Dec. 11, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., extended his Chanukah greetings to the Jewish community of Atlanta:

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–The Advent call for “vigilance” does not mean staying awake and watchful out of fear, but rather out of a longing for the coming of the Lord, Pope Francis wrote.

ATLANTA—Advent begins Sunday, Dec. 3 and is the beginning of a new liturgical year. Symbolized by the color purple, the season of Advent includes the four Sundays and weekdays leading up to Christmas.

ATLANTA—A granite cross now stands in the parking lot of the Lyke House Newman Center where Jatonne Sterling was fatally shot.

ATLANTA—At the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, it announces a “bold faith” lived by a “bold church.” And that’s how it’s been since it began.

ATLANTA—On the Feast of St. Andrew, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., extended his greetings on behalf of the faithful in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, to Metropolitan Alexios of the [...]

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.”

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–Pope Francis appealed for perseverance in praying for peace, especially in the Holy Land where the conflict is no longer “warfare,” but has become “terrorism.”

ATLANTA—Giving Tuesday is Nov. 28. The initiative, started in 2012, aims to celebrate generosity by spotlighting the work of nonprofits.

ATLANTA—On the front page of the Nov. 28, 1963 issue of The Georgia Bulletin, still in its inaugural year of publication, Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan offered words of prayer following the [...]

ATLANTA—Masses, sporting events and enthusiastic assemblies with staff and students have filled the calendar of J.D. Childs, the new president of Marist School.

BALTIMORE (OSV News)–For two days, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops met in plenary assembly in Baltimore advancing key issues related to liturgy, living out the faith, including in the [...]

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.