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CONYERS—After a spiritual journey filled with “beautiful challenges,” Sister Mary Beatrice Raphael made perpetual vows to live as a hermit, the first in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

Archbishop Gregory talks about the cultural and faithful meaning of the Nativity in The Georgia Bulletin.

NORCROSS—More than 200 people celebrated the dedication of the first Chinese Catholic mission in the Archdiocese of Atlanta during a Nov. 19 Mass.

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS)—The theme of the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis was “Called.”

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr. Roger Plante, retired LaSalette priest residing at The Catholic Church of St. Ann in Marietta, who passed away on Saturday, December 9. Visitation [...]

Archbishop Gregory expresses his support for Dreamers in his column, “What I Have Seen and Heard.”

JACKSON, Miss. (CNS)—A good talk with your mother every day could improve your health. At least, that’s what’s happened for immigrants in one Mississippi community.

ATLANTA—Marist School has announced that its principal, Marist Father Joel M. Konzen, has been appointed the school’s president by Father Paul Frechette, SM, provincial superior of the Society of [...]

Archbishop Gregory talks about the 100-year-old bishop conference in his column, “What I Have Seen and Heard.”

STONE MOUNTAIN—Hundreds of people came out to celebrate the eighth annual Pan African Mass and celebration on Oct. 21. The gathering was at Corpus Christi Church, Stone Mountain.

JOHNS CREEK—Each year, members of the Marian Servants of the Blessed Trinity commit to serve the Archdiocese of Atlanta according to their Rule of Life—holiness, obedience and humble servanthood.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Deacon Fernando Barrueta, who passed away on November 21. The Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 a.m. this Saturday, November 25 at St. Pius X Catholic [...]

Archbishop Gregory talks about the meaning of symbols during the holiday season in his column, “What I Have Seen and Heard.”

ATLANTA—Married couples at all stages of life can benefit from a weekend away that will take already good marriages and help shape them into lifetime love affairs.

PEACHTREE CORNERS—Under a gray sky, with temperatures struggling to get out of the 30s, hundreds of parishioners applauded, followed by a collective “Amen,” as church leaders and construction [...]

Read the story of Fr. Rey Pineda from People En Español and how DACA helped him answer God’s call.

SMYRNA—It’s another Sunday morning at Smyrna’s St. Thomas the Apostle Church, and Thomas Brito Sr. is heading to the church entrance in his motorized wheelchair before the 9:30 a.m. Mass. His [...]

ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has made the following statement regarding the Nov. 5 shooting during services at the First Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

Read Archbishop Gregory’s lecture for the St. Anselm Institute for Catholic Thought on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis’ @Pontifex Twitter accounts reached more than 40 million followers just a few months before the fifth anniversary of when Pope Benedict XVI launched the initiative.