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WASHINGTON (CNS) — The archbishop who chairs the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities cheered news that the abortion rate in the United States continues to shrink, as does the number of [...]

ATLANTA—It was February 1998 when Aaron Parr, a fourth-grader at St. Thomas More School, Decatur, shared the front page of The Georgia Bulletin with Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Rita Adele [...]

Archbishop Gregory asks us to pray for our brothers and sisters this Thanksgiving in his latest column, "What I Have Seen and Heard."

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the rich get richer, the increasing misery and cries of the poor are ignored every day, Pope Francis said.

BALTIMORE (CNS) — Heather Banis, victim assistance coordinator for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, told bishops gathered Nov. 13 for their annual fall meeting in Baltimore that helping victims [...]

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN—Parishioners of Our Lady of the Mount Church welcomed Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, to celebrate Mass and groundbreaking for the church’s new parish hall on Sunday, Oct. 14.

WASHINGTON —Discussion and voting on concrete measures to address the abuse crisis and a day of spiritual discernment and prayer will top the agenda for the U.S. bishops when they meet Nov. 12-14 [...]

STONE MOUNTAIN—Parishioners of Corpus Christi Church in Stone Mountain joined 100 employees of Ruppert Landscape for a fun field day event Sept. 13. The end result was a much-needed landscape [...]

After 35 years as a bishop, it is rare for me to hear something that I have not heard before when celebrating the sacrament of confirmation with our youth.

CHAMBLEE—St. Vincent de Paul Georgia is kick-starting the first capital campaign in its 115-year history, aimed at doubling in size its local food market and creating a safety-net pharmacy to [...]

ROME (CNS)—For many pilgrims from El Salvador and for many Catholics who focus on the tie between faith and justice, waiting for the canonization of St. Oscar Romero was an exercise in patience.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr. Michael S. Sherliza, who passed away last night, October 22.

ATLANTA—Some 130 members of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions attended its national meeting recently held in Atlanta.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Mary Anne Castranio, who passed away on Friday, October 12 in Washington, DC.

BATON ROUGE, La. (CNS)—Out of the darkness of unspeakable tragedy, a light is rising, spreading a transformation of resurgence and, perhaps most importantly, one of faith.

It does not take a very long time to establish Catholic traditions—especially the happy ones. I take particular pride in having introduced our archdiocese to the annual fall celebration of the [...]

ATLANTA—Msgr. Dan Stack, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Alpharetta, will lead a five-day pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City March 1-5, 2019.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Less than five months after updating the statutes of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, Pope Francis named a new slate of members of the Vatican office, including [...]

Read a set of questions and answers regarding the recent scandals in the Catholic Church. Additional such Q&As from Archbishop Gregory will be forthcoming in the next issues of The Georgia Bulletin.

WASHINGTON (CNS)—Pledging to “heal and protect with every bit of the strength God provides us,” the U.S. bishops’ Administrative Committee Sept. 19 outlined actions to address the abuse crisis, [...]