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ATLANTA—All of us have faced difficulties in life. Whether it is job loss, divorce, financial stress, death or other challenges, we know that life is not always fair or kind.

ATLANTA—It’s the time of the year when millions of Americans are buckling down to their New Year’s resolutions.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Devastated by earthquake, cholera and hurricane over the past decade, Haiti now approached year’s end with escalating food scarcity, violence and political turmoil.

NORCROSS—Standing in the new soaring church, Father Francis Tuan Tran recalled his escape from Vietnam in 1987, fleeing first by land to Cambodia and then by boat to Thailand.

SNELLVILLE—The sweet aroma of walnuts, vanilla and sugar, mixed with the yeasty smell of fresh dough, filled the kitchen as the annual tradition of baking holiday Polish nut bread gets underway.

ATLANTA—Former University of Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz once said, “People eyeing you as a potential leader tend to ask three questions:

Please be alert at this time of year to potential scams via email and texts.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis has abolished the obligation of secrecy for those who report having been sexually abused by a priest and for those who testify in a church trial or process having [...]

ATLANTA—As a full-time caregiver for her disabled husband, Katherine followed a suggestion to seek out a Stephen Minister.

WASHINGTON - On Monday, November 18, the Administration published two notices in the Federal Register to implement asylum cooperative agreements with Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.

FAYETTEVILLE—Growing up, Stephen Eubanks attended Mass and religious education classes regularly. But because he was deaf, he struggled to learn and understand his Catholic faith.

ATLANTA—President Abraham Lincoln set the national holiday of Thanksgiving on our civic calendar.

BALTIMORE (CNS)—A third-party reporting system to field sexual misconduct allegations against bishops could be in place by the end of February, an official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic [...]

LOS ANGELES (CNS)—The “failures” of the nation’s leaders in Washington to make “comprehensive reforms to immigration policy “cut across party lines,” said Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles.

ATLANTA—Venerable Father Augustus Tolton, the first African American diocesan priest, was advanced to the second phase of sainthood on June 12 by Pope Francis.

ATLANTA—Fulfilling a need in their community, young adults from St. Joseph, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Thomas the Apostle churches came together to form Marietta Catholic Young Adults.

From its humble roots above an American Legion Hall, a multilingual family of faith recently marked 60 years in Newton County. Here are some key facts about the parish:

ATLANTA—Science teacher Chris Weisner, of Christ the King School, doesn’t worry now about whether his students get enough hands-on time doing experiments or where to store his prep work.

ATLANTA—Believers from 21 parishes in the Archdiocese of Atlanta have gathered for several months to raise the voices of laypeople in the church.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Saints are people who recognized their need for God’s help, who took risks to discover God’s will and to help others and who nurtured a habit of thanksgiving, Pope Francis said.