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I was ordained a deacon in May of 1978. Just three months later, Pope Paul VI died after 15 years as pope.

ATLANTA—Catholics in north and central Georgia are invited to “sing to the Lord” as members of the Eucharistic Congress choir.

ATLANTA– Aspiring and active writers are invited to contribute to a new initiative of The Georgia Bulletin.

St. Anna Church, a rural parish in Walton County, held an appreciation weekend for its clergy after Masses Nov. 6-7.

BALTIMORE (CNS)–The U.S. bishops approved their statement on the Eucharist with 222 “yes” votes Nov. 17, the second of two days of public sessions during their Nov. 15-18 fall general assembly.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (CNS)–The Catholic Church is a mosaic of different rites and cultures and must show the world the beauty of welcoming all people as brothers and sisters, Pope Francis told the [...]

WASHINGTON (CNS)–In the Supreme Court’s first major abortion case in decades–which looked at Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy–the majority of justices Dec. 1 seemed [...]

ATLANTA—In the large artwork, faces of every shape and color stare in adoration at the sun-like Eucharist.

ATLANTA—Many working hands around the Archdiocese of Atlanta share with others around the Thanksgiving holiday, from loading stuffed food boxes in trunks of cars with the makings of a home-cooked [...]

ATLANTA—A life-size marble casting of Michelangelo’s ‘Pietà’ is on display at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta.

ATLANTA—Before the Thanksgiving leftovers are put away, retail stores, commercials and advertisements hurry us into the Christmas season.

On Oct. 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln, wearied by a bloody Civil War that threatened to destroy the Union and the very future of the American Dream, proclaimed a day of National Thanksgiving.

FLOWERY BRANCH—Sister Susan Arcaro has spent nearly three decades in the Archdiocese of Atlanta helping others get to the core of faith by seeing how God stirs their souls.

DAWSONVILLE—Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv, consecrated a new church building for Christ the Redeemer Church in Dawsonville on the Feast of All Saints, Nov. 1.

BALTIMORE (CNS) –More than 200 bishops and archbishops and six cardinals concelebrated the opening Mass for the fall assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the first in-person [...]

WASHINGTON (CNS)—When the U.S. bishops highlighted Communion in their spring meeting, announcing their plans for both a document on the Eucharist and a three-year eucharistic revival, they [...]

ATLANTA—During November—National Veterans and Military Families Month—Americans are encouraged to honor veterans and their family members.

MONROE—Roy Rogers once said, “We can’t all be heroes; someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.”

SHARON—The Purification Heritage Center, a quiet space rich in Catholic history, welcomes guests as its expansion continues.

ROME (CNS)–The tombstones of soldiers killed in war cry out to people today to end all wars and to stop the production of weapons, Pope Francis said.