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PHILADELPHIA—Sister Kathleen Purser, GNSH, formerly Sister Ann Gerald died June 6. Sister was in her 62nd year of religious life. She was 81 years old.

ROME (CNS)–Pope Francis has thanked people for their prayers and many messages of support and affection, said Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office, in a written statement the [...]

ATLANTA—Throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta, churches will launch the local celebration of the National Eucharistic Revival with eucharistic processions, adoration and Masses on the weekend of [...]

ATLANTA—The Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta honored their 2023 valedictorians and salutatorians at graduation ceremonies around the region in May.

RUTLEDGE—It’s hard to keep Felicia Miralles in one place. As her fellow campers gather for dinner Friday night, she moves from table to table, chatting with old friends and new, asking about [...]

ROSWELL—The men about to be ordained deacons walked into the crowded St. Peter Chanel Church arm in arm with those who raised them first in their faith, their moms and dads.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–The greatest way of life is serving others, and those in political power must see themselves as servants, too, Pope Francis said.

ATLANTA—Dressed in his blue graduation robe and linking arms with his older brothers, Devon Corbett made his way across the stage to receive his honorary diploma.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News)–Mike Wavra thinks of the 2024 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage as “an opportunity to walk with the Lord.”

STONE MOUNTAIN—After a four-year COVID hiatus, the Atlanta Catholic Charismatic Renewal (ACCR) will celebrate a Pentecost Vigil on Saturday, May 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Corpus Christi [...]

ATLANTA—Three schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese have hired experienced educators to fill leadership roles for the upcoming school year.

ATLANTA—In its fight against poverty, NETWorks Cooperative Ministry found an important ally in the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–The Holy Spirit consoles, defends and tenderly corrects those who turn to and listen to him, Pope Francis said.

ATLANTA—Nine seminarians in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are preparing to be ordained in a few weeks with five men taking a step forward on their vocational journey by becoming transitional [...]

Atlanta Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., announced today the new pastoral assignments for priests serving as spiritual leaders in the parishes in central and northern Georgia.

DECATUR—The Mother’s Day Mass and reception is a long-standing tradition for the fifth-grade students at St. Thomas More School.

ATLANTA—The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, Inc. (AACCW) held its 46th annual Recognition Day at St. Lawrence Church, Lawrenceville, on March 25.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—On the weekend of May 20-21, many dioceses will take up a special collection in their parishes for the Catholic Communication Campaign, which helps to spread the Gospel through [...]

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–World Youth Day is an antidote against indifference, isolation and lethargy, Pope Francis said.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (OSV News)–Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington made a special homecoming to Illinois April 29, where the Chicago native was among six 2023 recipients of the Order of [...]