ATLANTA—Catechetical leaders from parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta were celebrated for their years of service, dedication and accomplishments on March 15.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–The Easter liturgies–with the fire, sharing of light from the paschal candle assure people that it is never too late to start again, Pope Francis said.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–As Pope Francis presided over the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, the preacher of the papal household called on bishops and all Catholics to examine their consciences for ways they may be harming the unity of the Catholic Church.

ATLANTA—On March 31, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., offered a statement on racism, pledging a personal commitment to model the change that must take place to eradicate the sin.

ATLANTA—Colorful flower bouquets carpeted the entryway of the Gold Spa. “Stop Asian Hate” signs were carried by some of the more than 100 mourners at the Piedmont Road spa, one location of a crime spree where a man shot to death eight people.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)–A Christian life should be filled with amazement–astonishment at the son of God suffering and dying for humanity and awe at realizing how precious and loved people are in his eyes, Pope Francis said.

March 13, 2020. Many remember this as the day that everything suddenly changed. Schools began to shut down, store shelves emptied and our new normal set in due to the rise of COVID-19 in the United States.

ATLANTA—This past year working as an acute care nurse at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic reminded Carmen Seso that God is in control.

ATLANTA—In early March of last year, Allana Ann Joseph and her family were very ill.

ATLANTA—Retired U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Gen Thomas Wessels invites Catholics to deepen their Lenten spiritual experience by joining the Malteser International Americas mission to uplift the hemisphere’s poorest.

ATLANTA—Last year was different from all other years. 2020 brought financial problems to many people, businesses and some schools including Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School.

ATLANTA—In late February, as the one-year mark of the pandemic approached, Atlanta Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., asked parishes to hold memorial Masses for those who died in the last year.

ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., released the following statement about the March 16 shootings in Atlanta:

ATLANTA—The University of Notre Dame’s Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism awarded its first Cyprian Davis, O.S.B., Prize to a history of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Atlanta.

GAINESVILLE–For Maria Perez, the day was long-awaited when she would roll up her sleeve and get jabbed in her arm with the coronavirus vaccine.

ATLANTA—After six months of serving as interim principal, Laura Cichanski, 43, has been appointed to the leadership role at Immaculate Heart of Mary School.

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM IRAQ (CNS)–The Catholic Church’s commitment to dialogue with other churches and with other religions flows from the Gospel, but Pope Francis said he knows some Catholics disagree.

KENNESAW—Kelly Wood found herself starting a second career by overseeing a classroom of fourth graders, buzzing with excitement.

ATLANTA–In a March 10 decree, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., lifted the day of abstinence for Friday, March 19 as it is the Solemnity of St. Joseph. The decree follows.

ATLANTA—This year’s National Signing Day took place on Wednesday, Feb. 3.