LaGrange’s police chief honored by St. Thomas More Society

LAGRANGE—Louis Dekmar wants to “interrupt the past” to reconcile and repair relations between law enforcement and the African American community.

Parish, school fall festivals celebrate the season

ATLANTA—Parishes and schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese host fall festival celebrations throughout the season.

Green teams answer pope’s call to ‘care for creation’

ATLANTA—The annual Green Mass for those who work or volunteer in environmental protection and sustainability was held Oct. 4 at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta.

Cardinal Sarah: To oppose the pope is to be outside the church

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah said the people who portray him as an opponent of Pope Francis are being used by the devil to help divide the church.

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop John Jenik, Names New Auxiliary Bishops for Archdiocese of New York

WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has appointed the Rev. Msgr. Gerardo Colacicco and the Rev. Msgr. Edmund Whalen as Auxiliary Bishops-elect of New York.

Atlanta priests join Catholic Extension trip to border

ATLANTA—On Sept. 29, the Catholic Church recognized the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, an occasion to express concern for vulnerable people on the move and increase awareness about migration.

Refugee advocates decry Trump administration’s plan to cut refugee cap

WASHINGTON (CNS)—Refugee advocates are opposed to the decision announced by the Trump administration Sept. 26 that it plans to admit no more than 18,000 refugees in the next fiscal year.

Archdiocese partners with NAMI Georgia to promote mental health awareness

ATLANTA—In the U.S., one in five people lives with a mental health condition. But many believe that the church could—and should—be a lifechanging resource for those who wish to begin a journey [...]

Commitment to fighting climate change still weak, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The international community must ramp up its efforts if it expects to mitigate the negative effects of climate change, Pope Francis said.

Three Catholic Schools Win Blue Ribbon of Excellence Awards

Immaculate Heart of Mary, Our Lady of the Assumption, and Queen of Angels Catholic Schools Win Blue Ribbon of Excellence Awards.

New intercultural ministry director shares embracing vision

ATLANTA—Lucia Baez Luzondo hopes to lead Catholics and parishes to an appreciation of the gifts of other cultural families.

St. Pius X student helps stock the pantry at Ronald McDonald House

ATLANTA—This is the fifth year that Brian Matthews, a senior at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, will run a fall pantry drive for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Marist ‘brothers in arms’ recall 1989 state football championship

ATLANTA—A quirky trick play in the second quarter called a “fumblerooski” helped seal the 1989 Marist War Eagles’ first state football championship.

Memories of September 11 attacks linger for former fire department chaplain

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS)—Msgr. John Delendick, a longtime New York Fire Department chaplain who is currently pastor of St. Jude Church in Brooklyn, remembers Sept. 11, 2001, vividly.

New leader of young adult ministries believes in creating thriving communities

ATLANTA— College students and young adults in need of ministry support can reach out to Allen Austin, the new associate director of campus and young adult ministries for the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

Pope to Youth in Mozambique: “Walk joyfully in the ways of peace”

Pope Francis holds an Interreligious meeting with young people in Maputo and tells them they are “the joy of this land, the joy of our time”.

Cardinal DiNardo urges prayers, support for Hurricane Dorian victims

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, archbishop of Galveston-Houston and president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued the following statement Sept. 4.

Knights of Peter Claver host annual convention in Atlanta

ATLANTA—If you’ve ever attended a Eucharistic Congress, you may have seen women dressed all in white and men with swords standing guard during the morning procession.

Lofty titles do not guarantee entrance to heaven, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—A life marked by humility, faith and love determines whether Christians enter heaven, not who they know, Pope Francis said.

Rebuilding Hope helps seminarians experience missionary life in Puerto Rico

ATLANTA—A handful of Atlanta seminarians traveled for three weeks to Puerto Rico to get a taste of missionary life, in addition to doing works of mercy.