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ATLANTA—The bishops of Atlanta added their voices to the effort to pass a law that defines antisemitism in the face of reports of escalating attacks of Jews.

ATLANTA–Upon learning of the death of Dexter King, the youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr., Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer extended his condolences to the King family.

In the first half of 2023, I wrote a story that remains in my heart, and it is not one of celebration. Instead, it revolves around the life-altering events experienced by Devon Corbett, a young [...]

ATLANTA—Catholic education leader Julie Broom, who had a big heart for the overlooked, died on Dec. 25 at the age of 63.

ATLANTA—The faithful gathered Jan. 13 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a man of prayer and faith.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–A key step in the search for Christian unity is getting to know people of other churches and denominations and coming to appreciate their faith and spirituality, Pope Francis [...]

ATLANTA—From the ordination of a third auxiliary bishop to a continued focus on the Eucharist ahead of a national revival, The Georgia Bulletin looks at the stories of 2023 that shaped life in [...]

CAMP SPRINGS, Maryland—Sister Hanna Rezan Abraham Mehanzel, FSA, died Sunday, Jan. 7, in Maryland. A Daughter of St. Anne, Sister Rezan served the Archdiocese of Atlanta as a delegate for religious.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–On New Year’s Eve, believers and non-believers alike give thanks for all they have received in the last 12 months and express their hopes for the coming year, but Christians [...]

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–On New Year’s Eve, believers and non-believers alike give thanks for all they have received in the last 12 months and express their hopes for the coming year.

ATLANTA—With a flame from a Peace Candle, Jewish and Muslim leaders together lit 12 candles to commemorate the dead, sharing a desire for peace as war rages in Gaza and Ukraine.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–More than two millennia after the Holy Family was denied a room at the inn and Jesus was born in a manger, war once again renders his birthplace in the Holy Land inhospitable, [...]

ATLANTA—On the 800th anniversary of the “Nativity scene of Greccio,” the Apostolic Penitentiary is granting a plenary indulgence to all the faithful who, between now and Feb. 2 (Feast of the [...]

ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., issued a statement Oct. 12 in response to violence in the Holy Land. His statement follows:

ATLANTA—Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., and Atlanta’s auxiliary bishops are joining other interfaith leaders to ask Georgia lawmakers to change the standard of proof for those with [...]

(OSV News)—Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, a delegate to the Synod on Synodality from the United States, said that going into a pre-synod retreat, he thought it was a “good idea,” but added that he has [...]

When I was appointed the Bishop of Savannah in 2011, I chose as my Episcopal Motto, Pax et Bonum! (Peace and All Good!).

(OSV News)–Pope Francis warns the clock is ticking on the dangers of climate change–and both a paradigm shift and practical action are critically needed to avert looming disasters in nature and [...]

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–People often are tempted to think their relationship with God is some kind of commercial transaction where they buy God’s grace with their hard work, Pope Francis said.

SMYRNA—The work of the faithful is to be “agents of sabotage” against evil to collaborate with God in the re-creation of the world, Father John Riccardo of Acts XXIX told a sold-out crowd at [...]