USCCB Committee Chairman of International Justice and Peace and the CEO of Catholic Relief Service respond to Administration’s call for rescissions of $2-4 billion of funds for State Department and USAID

Father James S. Behrens, OCSO, Trappist monk and author, dies August 15

CONYERS—Father James Stephen Behrens, OCSO, a monk at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit died on Thursday, Aug. 15 as a result of complications from a lung biopsy procedure. He was 71 [...]

‘Belong’ theme of Steubenville Atlanta conference

DULUTH —Teens from Atlanta and surrounding areas gathered July 12-14 for the annual Steubenville Atlanta conference at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth.

Superior general’s Atlanta visit inspires Missionaries of Charity community

ATLANTA—Sister Mary Prema Pierick, superior general of the Missionaries of Charity, visited the Atlanta members of the congregation and its volunteers in June.

‘Belong’ theme of Steubenville Atlanta conference

DULUTH —Teens from Atlanta and surrounding areas gathered July 12-14 for the annual Steubenville Atlanta conference at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth.

Pope Francis joins prayers for victims of bloody weekend in U.S.

WASHINGTON— Pope Francis joined Catholic Church leaders expressing sorrow after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 29 dead and dozens injured in Texas and Ohio Aug. 3 and 4.

Chairman of the Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development Issues Statement on the Death Penalty

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Announces the Publishing of Creating a Culture of Encounter: A Guide for Joyful Missionary Disciples

WASHINGTON— The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announces the publishing of Creating a Culture of Encounter: A Guide for Joyful Missionary Disciples for use by parishes and [...]

To boldly go: A reflection on the first moon landing

In the autumn of 1966 a brand new type of television show aired by opening with these words.

Father Joseph Mullakkara, MSFS, to speak at Magnificat Aug. 10

ATLANTA—The guest speaker at the August Magnificat meal will be Father Joseph Mullakkara, whose vocation as a missionary priest brought him from India to the Atlanta Archdiocese where he has [...]

24th annual congress celebrates community’s eucharistic devotion

COLLEGE PARK—Bishop Robert Reed encouraged Catholics at the annual Eucharistic Congress to draw close to “Jesus, our dearest friend” as they journey through life.

Trappist monks ordained to the priesthood June 28

CONYERS—On a warm summer morning on the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, family, friends and religious celebrated the ordinations of Brother Cassian Russell and Brother Peter Damian [...]

Administration to apply ‘third country’ rule for asylum-seekers

WASHINGTON (CNS)—The Trump administration announced the U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security are adopting an interim “third country rule.”

Atlanta Seen As A Leader In Catholic Response To The Pope’s Environmental Message

St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Lilburn has responded to Pope Francis’ environmental message.

Teen track returns to the Eucharistic Congress

COLLEGE PARK—Middle and high school students from various parishes attended this year’s teen track at the Eucharistic Congress, held on June 22.

U.S. Bishops’ Chairmen of Migration and Domestic Justice Express Opposition to Proposed Rule that Would Lead to Family Separation and Housing Instability

Marist Father Edwin L. Keel, of Our Lady of the Assumption, dies July 1

ATLANTA—Father Edwin Leo Keel, SM, died Monday, July 1, at the PruittHealth-Brookhaven nursing and rehabilitation center in Atlanta.

U.S. Bishops Approve Over $3.5 Million in Grants to Support the Church in Latin America, Including Indigenous Ministries and Environmental Education Programs

Christian community a place of welcome, solidarity, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—To be part of a Christian community is to belong to a group of believers who shun selfishness and give witness to God’s love by loving and caring for one another, Pope Francis said.

Georgia Bulletin, communications staff earn 26 Catholic Press awards

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—The Georgia Bulletin and the Office of Communications for the Archdiocese of Atlanta received a total of 26 Catholic Press awards for work done in 2018 at this year’s [...]