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Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., Archbishop of Atlanta, has released the following statement of support for an expanded Laudato Si Action Plan

JOHNS CREEK—Heather Triggs, with her head covered by a white veil, restated her intentions to live as a consecrated woman, achieving a 20-year faith journey.

Starting on the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul (Jan. 25), the archdiocesan Office of Formation & Discipleship will have a new name: the Office of Evangelization & Discipleship.

ROME (CNS)—Divided Christians will never find unity unless they are willing to humble themselves, bowing down to worship Jesus and him alone, Pope Francis said.

ATLANTA—High school youth and young adults are invited to learn more about their faith this spring at the ECHO retreat.

PHILADELPHIA (CNS)—Ukrainian-American Catholics warn a Russian military buildup on Ukraine’s border poses a grave threat not only to that nation, but to Europe and democracy itself.

MUNICH (CNS)—A law firm’s report on how abuse cases were handled in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising incriminated retired Pope Benedict XVI, with lawyers accusing him of misconduct in four [...]

DECATUR—Wearing an oatmeal cable knit sweater with elbow patches, Chris Lembo wrote on the blackboard leading the room of eighth graders at St. Peter Claver Regional School through algebraic equations.

ATLANTA—As part of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis has asked the Catholic Church to reach out to as many people as possible—whether Catholic or not—to listen to each other and share about what [...]

ATLANTA—The Pregnancy Aid Clinic opened its third location to serve women and families facing crisis pregnancies.

ATLANTA—With the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants as the backdrop, Catholics in Atlanta continued to live out their faith, serving others in 2021 in creative ways.

CUMMING–On a rainy December morning, the Catholic Church welcomed two new members through the sacrament of baptism.

VATICAN CITY–The celebration of Christmas serves as a reminder that God did not reveal his greatness in a grand spectacle, but rather in the “littleness” of a poor, vulnerable child born in a [...]

Many people feel separated from the church today. They may flounder in a “sea of indifference” to her teaching or guidance and fail to understand how the truth of the Gospel is really good news.

ATLANTA–Seven couples from the Archdiocese of Atlanta gathered outside St. Peter’s Basilica, getting ready to hear Pope Francis speak.

FOREST PARK—Rain didn’t deter the faithful who made a nearly mile-and-a-half pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

LILBURN—When her daughters were born, Elizabeth Reid knew she wanted them to attend Catholic school.

ATLANTA—Several churches in the Archdiocese of Atlanta have commissioned original works of art depicting the Georgia Martyrs—five Franciscans who died on Georgia’s coast in the late 16th century.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Adam Piekarski, a homeless man from Lódz, Poland, never imagined that the sketches he would draw in his free time while waiting for the public showers near Bernini’s Colonnade [...]

ATLANTA–On Monday, Dec. 13, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of Atlanta, offered a message in support of the tornado victims in Kentucky and its neighboring states: