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ATLANTA—Frances McBrayer used to be able to focus on ensuring that refugees had an apartment to live in, the weary travelers were picked up at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and [...]

He was fly-fishing in Colorado last week! Bishop-designate Ned Shlesinger had planned this getaway long before Pope Francis intervened and appointed him as our new auxiliary bishop. He had [...]

WASHINGTON (CNS)—New movies are in the works with distinctively Catholic themes. A documentary featuring the pope, “Pope Francis—A Man of His Word,” was bought by Focus Features for later [...]

DECATUR—The exploitation of girls and boys, women and men in human trafficking is not a remote problem but is occurring in front of people everywhere, said Donna Hubbard, who trains airline [...]

WASHINGTON (CNS)—Carrying banners and signs with quotes from Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’,” hundreds of Catholics joined the People’s Climate March to call for moral and prayerful action [...]

Archbishop Gregory identifies some of our Catholic “superheros” in his latest column, “What I Have Seen and Heard.”

Please pray for the repose of the souls of Msgr. Leo Herbert, who passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017, and Fr. Terry Kane, who passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Natives of Ireland, their [...]

MARIETTA—The Bishop Charles P. Greco Assembly #2161 of the Knights of Columbus will have a Memorial Day Mass at the Marietta National Cemetery Monday, May 29, at 9 a.m. Archbishop Wilton D. [...]

ATLANTA, Georgia – This morning, Pope Francis named Father Bernard E. (Ned) Shlesinger, a priest of the Diocese of Raleigh, as Auxiliary Bishop of The Archdiocese of Atlanta. The Archdiocese of [...]

COLLEGE PARK—The Eucharistic Congress of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, an opportunity for Catholics in the Southeast to gather for prayer, adoration, Mass and faith programs, will be held June [...]

Archbishop Gregory discusses the importance and challenges of teaching children about the Eucharist in his latest column, “What I Have Seen and Heard.”

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Deacon Stephen Bek, who passed away the evening of Wednesday, May 3, 2017. A Vigil Prayer Service will be held on Sunday, May 7th at 7:00 p.m. at St. [...]

In 1977, Monsignor John Walsh left his homeland in west Ireland and headed for Georgia. After long stays at parishes in Stone Mountain, Conyers and Peachtree City, he has settled in as pastor of [...]

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Recent popes have had a special affection for Our Lady of Fatima, but no pope’s connection can match that of St. John Paul II.

Watch Pope Francis gave a TED Talk from The Vatican about the importance of community and caring for one another.

DECATUR—Religion and science have intertwined in Father Jean Ikanga’s life and it began with a fearful mother. The woman in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo desperately wanted help for [...]

SMYRNA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory blessed an icon of Father Augustus Tolton, a priest who served in the archbishop’s hometown of Chicago, April 5 at the Chancery of the Archdiocese.

FOREST PARK—The Knights of St. Thomas the Apostle Council 12386, Smyrna, formally presented two new ultrasound machines Feb. 2 to the Pregnancy Aid Clinic for their Roswell and Forest Park facilities.

Archbishop Gregory shares his Easter message in his latest column, “What I Have Seen and Heard.”

ATLANTA—St. John Chrysostom Melkite Catholic Church in Atlanta will be observing Holy Week and Easter with special services every day. The church is located at 1428 Ponce de Leon Ave., NE, in Atlanta.