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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 [...]

ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., has encouraged prayer to lead to action in the wake of a mass shooting in Atlanta May 3.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (CNS)–Paying homage to Hungary’s history, culture and location in the heart of Europe, Pope Francis pushed against the notion that the country needed to insulate itself to [...]

ATLANTA—Making the salvation story personal and real is the aim of Rescue Live, coming to Atlanta this fall as part of the Eucharistic Revival.

CONYERS—Father Matthew Torpey, OCSO, a monk and priest of the Cistercian (Trappist) Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers died peacefully in the monastery infirmary on April 26. Father Matt was [...]

ATLANTA—Sister Peggy Fannon is the only Sister of Mercy walking the halls and visiting the patients of Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta’s oldest hospital.

WASHINGTON (OSV News)–The U.S. Supreme Court said April 21 it would block a lower court’s restrictions on an abortion pill, leaving the drug on the market while litigation over the drug proceeds.

ATLANTA—Marlene Lee-Seaton, a leader in the Charismatic Renewal in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, will be the guest speaker at the Magnificat gathering for women to be held on Saturday, May 20. [...]

(OSV News)–The final document for the North American phase of the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality was released April 12, capturing a process of dialogue and discernment that two participants [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (OSV News)–The three Catholic bishops of Tennessee–Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville, Bishop David P. Talley of Memphis and Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville–and the [...]

ATLANTA—Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., celebrated the annual Chrism Mass Tuesday, April 4, at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta, encouraging priests to be close to one [...]

(OSV News)–The final document for the North American phase of the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality was released April 12, capturing a process of dialogue and discernment that two participants [...]

ATLANTA—Msgr. William “Bill” Hoffman, archdiocesan priest, died Monday, April 10. He was 88 years old. He had been a priest for more than 61 years.

The Georgia Bulletin will highlight spring fine arts programs at Catholic schools in an upcoming edition. This listing will include visual art exhibits, dance, music and theatre performances.