Deacon and wife safe at Lent service as plane crash ignites their home

MARIETTA—Faith and the support of the St. Joseph Church community are sustaining Deacon Norm Keller and his wife, Barbara, after a private plane crashed into their front yard, exploding in flames [...]

Roswell students make a video to illuminate the cause of food insecurity

ROSWELL—Young journalists at Queen of Angels School took on food deserts and Catholic social teaching in creating a recently released video.

The faith of our fathers

Archbishop Gregory talks about St. Joseph and the impact of fathers in his latest column, “What I Have Seen and Heard.”

World Down Syndrome Day

World Down Syndrome Day is March 21st. Spread the love by using #wdsd17. Updates and more information are available on the Disabilities Ministry Facebook page.

Lenten missions offer spiritual food in March, April

Check out a list of Lenten missions throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta from The Georgia Bulletin.

Holy Spirit Prep captures first state basketball championship

ATLANTA—After leading the Holy Spirit Preparatory School basketball team to the elite eight of the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) state tournament in his first season in 2016, [...]

St. Patrick’s Day Dispensation

Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta and Gregory J. Hartmayer, Bishop of Savannah have granted a dispensation to all Catholics in Georgia from the Discipline of Abstinence for St. [...]

We must raise our voices against bigotry

Archbishop Gregory encourages us to raise our voices against hatred in his latest column, “What I Have Seen and Heard.”

Lenten events around the archdiocese

As you prepare for Lent, please see our list of events around the archdiocese. We will update our list as we receive information. MARCH 13TH-15TH 7:00 PM | Lenten Mission at St. Jude the [...]

Women, youth of the year honored at AACCW Recognition Day Mass

ATLANTA—The Recognition Day Mass sponsored by the Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women recently brought together some 55 women and 52 young people to honor them for their work and [...]

Marist’s Centro Hispano graduates 63 in GED program

ATLANTA—Centro Hispano Marista, also known as the Marist Hispanic Center, recently held its third commencement ceremony for 63 graduates at Marist School.

Fish frys ready to serve on Lent Fridays

St. Andrew Church, 675 Riverside Road, Roswell When: 5:30-8 p.m. every Friday in Lent from March 3-April 7.

Preserving children’s open hearts

Archbishop Gregory talks about the joy of children in his latest column, “What I Have Seen and Heard.”

Tour of Fatima statue to travel to local parishes

ATLANTA—The Fatima Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace will come to the Archdiocese of Atlanta Feb. 27 to March 4, making stops at seven parishes.

Amazing Parish program offers time for renewal, training

ATLANTA—Amazing Parish, a Denver-based program supporting pastors and parish leadership teams, will host a March 13-15 conference in Atlanta.

A vow of trust and obedience

Archbishop Gregory talks about the promise of respect and obedience in his latest column, “What I Have Seen and Heard.”

The value of a Catholic school education

Why do families make the commitment to send their children to a Catholic school? What makes our Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta so attractive to many families? Is it worth [...]

Archbishop’s Annual Appeal funds church’s most essential ministries, programs

ATLANTA—The theme of the 2017 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, to be officially launched in parishes and missions during commitment weekend Feb. 18-19, is “Love Your Neighbor as Yourself.”

Louisiana Bishop Herzog retires; Coadjutor Bishop Talley succeeds him

WASHINGTON (CNS)—Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Ronald P. Herzog of Alexandria, Louisiana. Coadjutor Bishop David P. Talley of Alexandria succeeds him.

In accused priest killer’s case, bishops urge mercy, reject death penalty

AUGUSTA, Ga. (CNS)—Saying “justice needs to be tamed by mercy,” Bishop Felipe J. Estevez of St. Augustine, Florida, and two brother bishops called Jan. 31 for the state of Georgia to drop the [...]