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Every year on Mother’s Day, I make my way into my garden, dig my hands into the soil and begin to plant the flowers that I have so carefully chosen in anticipation of this day.

WASHINGTON (CNS)–The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced to staff May 4 a dramatic reorganization of its communications department, including the closure of the Washington and New York [...]

ATLANTA–On May 3, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., issued a statement to the people of the Archdiocese of Atlanta regarding reports about a draft of a Supreme Court ruling on the Dobbs [...]

ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., celebrated the annual Chrism Mass April 12 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–If young people recognize all that they have received with gratitude and older people take the initiative of relaunching hope in young people for their future, then nothing can [...]

ATLANTA—The Archdiocese of Atlanta honored clergy celebrating 25 and 50 years in the priesthood at the recent Chrism Mass:

CHICAGO (CNS)—”It is happening.”

ATLANTA–Relics of St. Bernadette Soubirous are scheduled to visit the Archdiocese of Atlanta as part of a nationwide tour.

ATLANTA—Pregnancy Aid Clinic (PAC) and the Archdiocese of Atlanta have partnered to help expand services for women and families facing unexpected pregnancies.

ATLANTA—This prolific author penned life lessons that’d be ideal for any car’s bumper.

DOUGLASVILLE—Around a table of five were a retired court reporter and a woman who worked in the banking industry.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–The joy of Christ’s resurrection is needed now more than ever in a time when war in Ukraine and other parts of the world makes the hope for peace seem like an illusion, Pope [...]

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–Jesus invites everyone to repent and to turn swords into plowshares and missiles into factories and homes, the papal preacher said.

ATLANTA—Sitting behind the monumental arches of the Millennium Gate Museum near Atlantic Station is a tall wooden truss exhibit—a tribute to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

BISHOP—In a red brick building on Macon Highway, less than 20 minutes away from Athens, the faith community of St. Aelred Church gathers for Sunday Mass.

WOODSTOCK—On a Sunday evening in late February, about 50 singers from parishes in north and central Georgia arrived at St. Michael the Archangel Church to begin choir rehearsal for the [...]

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis once again pleaded for an end to the bloodshed and violence in Ukraine after images of innocent civilians apparently executed in Bucha sparked outrage and horror [...]

HAL FAR, Malta (CNS)–Saying civilization itself risks foundering because of apathy and selfishness, Pope Francis insisted that migrants and refugees must be treated with care and kindness and [...]

DECATUR—For Yemane Ghidey, his work as school facilities manager at the St. Thomas More School campus and the energetic students give him “my heaven on earth.”

ATLANTA—Religious leaders sat together at Holy Spirit Church in Atlanta, listening to prayers for peace, Scripture and condemning the invasion of Ukraine.