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PEACHTREE CORNERS–Being involved in parish life at St. Michael the Archangel Church inspired Katia León to leave a legacy for generations to come.

VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis is inviting Catholics both in the mainstream of church life and on the margins to voice their dreams, ideas and concerns in preparation for the Synod of Bishops in 2023.

DULUTH—Raising the golden cross-shaped reliquary holding bone fragments of the parish namesake and 19th-century martyr, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., blessed the congregation at St. [...]

I had a conversation recently with someone about whether or not authorities can force or pressure a person to be vaccinated.

ATLANTA—In this year’s message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis explained that Catholics are called to make the church more inclusive.

ATLANTA—Picture it: The Blessed Mother appears to two teens. She’s crying, bemoaning the un-Christian behavior of God’s people: their infighting, their disrespect for his creation, their turning [...]

KOŠICE, Slovakia (CNS)—Pope Francis made sure that while the world often disregards the young and the marginalized, in the Catholic Church, “no one ought ever to feel out of place or set aside.”

ATLANTA—In this year’s message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis explained that Catholics are called to make the church more inclusive.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–To listen to the Holy Spirit, members of the church must listen to each other and especially to those who are marginalized, Pope Francis said ...

MARIETTA—Parishioners of St. Ann Church are lining up to serve anticipated evacuees from Afghanistan, who will be living on the parish grounds.

ATLANTA—In a Sept. 8 memo to his priests, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., outlined how the Archdiocese of Atlanta will implement Pope Francis’ Motu Proprio “Traditionis Custodes.”

ROSWELL—Lauren Leszynski and a crew of her classmates at Blessed Trinity High School started around 8:30 a.m. to place 3,000 flags.

ATLANTA—Father Kevin Peek is the new coordinator of Prison and Hospital Ministries for the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

ATLANTA–Alan Chadwick, the longtime leader of the Marist War Eagles football team, achieved an extraordinary feat among high school coaches.

ATLANTA—More than 9,200 people across 16 dioceses attended this year’s virtual Southeast Catechist Conference.

ATLANTA—If your Saturday plans include a visit to Little Five Points, someone may offer you a free rosary while you stroll through one of Atlanta’s hippest neighborhoods.

WASHINGTON (CNS)—Catholic Charities in and around the areas of Louisiana and Mississippi affected by Hurricane Ida—one of the most powerful storms to hit the continental U.S. since Hurricane [...]

MOBILE, Ala.—Sister M. Carolyn Oberkirch, RSM, died Thursday, Aug. 19 at the Convent of Mercy in Mobile, Alabama.

ATLANTA—Sister Hope is here to help.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–Consecrated virgins, hermits and members of religious orders, individually and as communities, should take part in the consultations for the Synod of Bishops.