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Today, Pope Francis released the Apostolic Exhortation “Amoris Laetitia” (The Joy of Love), On Love in the Family. Click this link to download the document directly from the Vatican [...]

ATLANTA (AJC) – The blank expressions on the Syrian refugee children’s faces have stayed with Bill Hampton. It was almost as if the kids were looking through the Catholic deacon from [...]

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Easter is a feast of hope, a celebration of God’s mercy and a call to pray for and assist all who suffer, Pope Francis said before giving his solemn blessing “urbi et orbi” (to [...]

Throughout the legislative debate related to religious liberty, the Catholic bishops of Georgia have adhered to the principles we asserted in March 2015 (Statement Regarding Religious Freedom [...]

ATLANTA—Six priest jubilarians were recognized at the Archdiocese of Atlanta Chrism Mass on March 22. Click this link to read their biographies in the Georgia Bulletin.

LILBURN—More than 800 students spent a recent Saturday meeting new friends and learning ways to perform acts of mercy at the annual Middle School Catholic Fest at St. John Neumann Church in [...]

Father Joseph M. Peek passed away on Monday, March 14th, surrounded by his parents and siblings in prayer. Please see below for more information on his life and videos from his funeral. News [...]

ATHENS—Fifth-year head coach Dodd Rentz and the Lady Rams of Monsignor Donovan High School won the school’s first Georgia Independent School Association state basketball championship in a 45-34 [...]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CNS)—Religious leaders, civic leaders and community members came together March 3-4 for a conference on “Black & White in America: How Deep the Divide?” in Birmingham.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis will declare Blessed Teresa of Kolkata a saint at the Vatican Sept. 4. The date was announced March 15 during an “ordinary public consistory,” a meeting of the [...]

SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (CNS)—While in Mexico, Pope Francis warned against moves to diminish the importance of the family, peppering his talk Feb. 15 with anecdotes and off-the-cuff [...]

CHAMPION, Wis.— Since 1995, Father Ubald Rugirangoga has been preaching about forgiveness, mercy and reconciliation. The African priest speaks from the heart, having survived the 1994 genocide in [...]

I spent most of last Saturday with teenagers—almost a thousand of them! And it was absolutely wonderful. I am sure that more than a few parents of teenagers might shudder at the thought of being [...]

ATLANTA—Following are some of the parishes in the archdiocese offering “24 Hours for the Lord” on Friday, March 4, and Saturday, March 5, as part of the Year of Mercy observances. Pope Francis, [...]

HAVANA (CNS)—At long last, Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow embraced, kissing each other three times. “Finally,” the pope told the patriarch Feb. 12 as they met in a [...]

The theme of the 2016 Annual Eucharistic Congress comes from the Gospel of Luke 6:36, “Be Merciful Just as Your Father Is Merciful,” which embraces the message of compassion and pardon expressed [...]

St. Thomas More School in Decatur is one of the Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta that has consistently celebrated Black History Month over the years with its students. Last week, [...]

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Lent is a time of conversion and a time to deepen one’s faith, demonstrating and sharing it through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, Pope Francis said. “Faith finds [...]

ATLANTA—In honor of Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, Atlanta Catholics and other volunteers dedicated eight Saturdays to build a Habitat for Humanity home for a mother and daughter. [...]

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (CNS)—Father Patrick Behm of Le Mars confessed to being overwhelmed by all the attention. “I’m just happy being a simple priest,” he insisted. That “simple priest” went viral on [...]