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VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Barring any obstacles caused by the global pandemic, Pope Francis is set to begin international travel again in 2021 by visiting Iraq in March, which would make him the first [...]

Catholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta rejoiced at the October news that their former spiritual leader, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of the Archdiocese of Washington, was appointed by Pope [...]

JOHNS CREEK—The year is 1973. A winter snowstorm shut down businesses in Georgia, Jimmy Carter is the governor of the Peach State and Hank Aaron hits his 700th home run for the Atlanta Braves.

ATLANTA–Black Catholics across the United States and the world gather each November to celebrate Black Catholic History Month.

ATLANTA—New technology and support for those in need are just a few of the many fundraising initiatives for this year’s #iGiveCatholic campaign.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–One by one 11 senior churchmen knelt before Pope Francis to receive their red hats, a cardinal’s ring and a scroll formally declaring their new status and assigning them a [...]

ATLANTA—There was a trend on social media this summer: Remember where you were on Dec. 31, 2019, as you looked forward to the promise of the new year.

SANDY SPRINGS—Mister Rogers’ mom gave him sage advice on how to manage a crisis. “Look for the helpers,” she told him.

WASHINGTON (CNS)–The first day of the virtual fall assembly of the U.S. Catholic bishops, Nov. 16, included discussion about the Vatican report on Theodore McCarrick, the ongoing pandemic and the [...]

SYRACUSE, N.Y.–While postelection tensions are exceptionally high, Americans are not as ultra-polarized as the media portrays and they have the tools to help restore personal perspective and [...]

During November, for many Catholic families, it is customary to remember in some spiritual way those who have died.

WILMINGTON, Del. (CNS)—President-elect Joe Biden told hundreds of supporters in Wilmington that he pledged “to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify” and “who doesn’t see red states [...]

ATLANTA—The Central Night Shelter is facing its first full winter season in the midst of the pandemic.

Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, OFM Conv., issued the following statement Nov. 10 upon release of the Vatican report on the investigation of now-disgraced former cardinal, Theodore McCarrick:

ATLANTA—Donald Jeanne met his wife, Anita, in high school more than 30 years ago. They became good friends and began dating later in life.

DECATUR—When Tony Alonso imagines the choirs and believers in the pews singing his music, it isn’t polished musicians hitting every note he envisions, but the imperfect, faith-filled women and [...]

ATLANTA—Angeney Metelus reserves Sundays for church, but that does not mean she lingers in a pew, waiting for the opening hymn.

WASHINGTON (CNS)–Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory, installed as Washington’ s archbishop in May 2019, thanked Pope Francis “with a very grateful and humble heart” for naming him as one of 13 [...]

Pope Francis is a man dedicated to dialogue and building bridges between people no matter the issue.

WASHINGTON (CNS)–As it did in 2016, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is encouraging people of faith to take part in an election novena beginning Oct. 26 and ending Nov. 3, Election Day.