ATLANTA—As part of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis has asked the Catholic Church to reach out to as many people as possible—whether Catholic or not—to listen to each other and share about what “journeying together” means for the church and for all.

ATLANTA—The Pregnancy Aid Clinic opened its third location to serve women and families facing crisis pregnancies.

ATLANTA—With the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants as the backdrop, Catholics in Atlanta continued to live out their faith, serving others in 2021 in creative ways.

CUMMING–On a rainy December morning, the Catholic Church welcomed two new members through the sacrament of baptism.

VATICAN CITY–The celebration of Christmas serves as a reminder that God did not reveal his greatness in a grand spectacle, but rather in the “littleness” of a poor, vulnerable child born in a stable in Bethlehem, Pope Francis said.

Many people feel separated from the church today. They may flounder in a “sea of indifference” to her teaching or guidance and fail to understand how the truth of the Gospel is really good news.

ATLANTA–Seven couples from the Archdiocese of Atlanta gathered outside St. Peter’s Basilica, getting ready to hear Pope Francis speak.

FOREST PARK—Rain didn’t deter the faithful who made a nearly mile-and-a-half pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

LILBURN—When her daughters were born, Elizabeth Reid knew she wanted them to attend Catholic school.

ATLANTA—Several churches in the Archdiocese of Atlanta have commissioned original works of art depicting the Georgia Martyrs—five Franciscans who died on Georgia’s coast in the late 16th century.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Adam Piekarski, a homeless man from Lódz, Poland, never imagined that the sketches he would draw in his free time while waiting for the public showers near Bernini’s Colonnade would lead to the opportunity of a lifetime.

ATLANTA–On Monday, Dec. 13, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of Atlanta, offered a message in support of the tornado victims in Kentucky and its neighboring states:

I was ordained a deacon in May of 1978. Just three months later, Pope Paul VI died after 15 years as pope.

ATLANTA—Catholics in north and central Georgia are invited to “sing to the Lord” as members of the Eucharistic Congress choir.

ATLANTA– Aspiring and active writers are invited to contribute to a new initiative of The Georgia Bulletin.

St. Anna Church, a rural parish in Walton County, held an appreciation weekend for its clergy after Masses Nov. 6-7.

BALTIMORE (CNS)–The U.S. bishops approved their statement on the Eucharist with 222 “yes” votes Nov. 17, the second of two days of public sessions during their Nov. 15-18 fall general assembly.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (CNS)–The Catholic Church is a mosaic of different rites and cultures and must show the world the beauty of welcoming all people as brothers and sisters, Pope Francis told the Catholics of Cyprus.

WASHINGTON (CNS)–In the Supreme Court’s first major abortion case in decades–which looked at Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy–the majority of justices Dec. 1 seemed willing to let that ban stay in place.

ATLANTA—In the large artwork, faces of every shape and color stare in adoration at the sun-like Eucharist.