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LOS ANGELES (OSV News)–A 65-year-old Hispanic man was taken into custody the morning of Feb. 20 by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies as the prime suspect in the murder of Auxiliary Bishop [...]

At 5:30 a.m., the soft peal of bells signals the sisters at the Monastery of the Visitation of Holy Mary in Snellville that it’s time to begin their day.

ATLANTA—Scores of men and women came out in support of the Together for Life rally at the Georgia State Capitol.

KENNESAW–Standing proudly but unsteadily on her feet, former professional tennis player Paula Umana wanted the roomful of young, career-minded Catholics to understand the plans they set for [...]

Please see the attached official decree for a St. Patrick’s Day dispensation. St. Patrick’s Day falls this year on Friday, March 17.

ATLANTA—Kirk Broom knew as a deacon he should find someone who needed a friend to stand beside them.

ATLANTA–On Sunday, Feb. 19, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., asked that all join him in prayer for President Jimmy Carter as he nears the end of his life, and for his family.

ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta marked Catholic Schools Week Jan. 29-Feb 4, as part of a national observance focusing on the spiritual, academic and community contributions of the schools. [...]

ATLANTA—Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22. The Georgia Bulletin will include a listing of Lenten parish missions, retreats, penance services and fish fry dinners in the Feb. 16 print edition [...]

SMYRNA—Outside St. Francis of Assisi Church, a garden with native Georgia flowers replaced a barren patch of soil.

JUBA, South Sudan (CNS)–In a twist of fate despite a horrible situation, the millions of displaced South Sudanese people can contribute to rewriting their nation’s history by working together and [...]

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–Pope Francis expressed his “spiritual closeness” and “solidarity” with those affected by a pair of powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria Feb. 6.

ATLANTA—A pop-up kitchen was opened in a church parking lot after Hurricane Michael struck the Florida panhandle in 2018. Carloads of hungry residents were fed.

KINSHASA, Congo (CNS)–In a country where most people are Christian and all are suffering from decades of violence and atrocities, Pope Francis told the Congolese to lay down their weapons and [...]

ATLANTA—The night before his ordination, Bishop-designate John Nhan Tran took an opportunity to pray with the priests of his new archdiocese.

SMYRNA—Outside St. Francis of Assisi Church, a garden with native Georgia flowers replaced a barren patch of soil.

The Eucharistic Revival taking place in the United States excites me for reasons that, at times, I cannot fully comprehend or articulate.

MISHAWAKA, Ind. (OSV News)–Almost everyone familiar with the life and death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knows the value that the civil rights leader put on living a long life.

WASHINGTON (OSV News)–Tens of thousands of pro-life advocates descended upon the nation’s capital for the 50th March for Life Jan. 20–the first national march since the overturn of the U.S. [...]

ROSWELL—“God will provide,” is the episcopal motto of Atlanta’s newest auxiliary, Bishop John Nhan Tran, ordained Monday, Jan. 23 in a joyous afternoon Mass at St. Peter Chanel Church.