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August 6 and 9 mark the 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the first, and one hopes the last, times that atomic weapons are employed in war.

ATLANTA—The dispensation from the Sunday Mass obligation will continue through Sunday, Aug. 2 in the Archdiocese of Atlanta due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

ATHENS—Mainstays of the Catholic community in Athens have moved on to new ministries.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Pope Francis has appointed Father Stephen Parkes, a priest of the Diocese of Orlando, as the Bishop of Savannah.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–Some people always will want to destroy unity and stifle prophets, Pope Francis said on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.

WASHINGTON (CNS)–Many of the country’s leading pro-life advocates said the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 29 ruling striking down a Louisiana abortion law puts women’s health in danger.

ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., ordained three men to serve as the newest priests in north and central Georgia.

ATLANTA–The novel coronavirus pandemic overturned Deacon Cristian Cossio’s final months before his ordination as a priest.

ATLANTA–Joy and excitement filled the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta as two men completed a milestone on their journeys to the priesthood.

WASHINGTON—World Refugee Day, first celebrated in 2000 is observed in the United States and around the world on June 20.

ATLANTA–In a 5-4 decision on Thursday, June 18, the Supreme Court ruled against efforts by the Trump administration to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA.

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion preventing the Trump Administration from terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

WASHINGTON — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, provided a statement on the decision issued today by the Supreme Court of [...]

ATLANTA–On Thursday, June 11, more than 400 Catholics filled Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in front of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta to protest racism and racial injustice.

ATHENS—Kevin Ronczkowski showed up at the freshman BBQ at the UGA Catholic Center during his early days on campus.

ATLANTA—While attending college in Alabama, Maria Oswalt focused on opposing abortion rights.

ATLANTA—An Arizona educator with more than four decades of experience has been selected as the next superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

For the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday this year, I went to see “Just Mercy,” a story about Bryan Stevenson, founder of Equal Justice Initiative, a nonprofit organization that provides legal [...]

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–Observing with great concern the social unrest unfolding in the United States, Pope Francis said no one can claim to defend the sanctity of every human life while turning a [...]

ATLANTA—A school president and three principals are saying goodbye to students, faculty and staff as they close their final administration years in Atlanta Catholic schools.