The Archdiocese of Atlanta was elevated on February 21, 1962, from the Diocese of Atlanta which was established on July 2, 1956. The archdiocese encompasses 21,445 square miles and comprises 69 counties in north and central Georgia.
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- July 30, 2025VATICAN CITY (CNS)–Let the Jubilee of Youth be more than an event for making memories and sharing pictures; be sure to encounter Christ and share the Good News, Pope Leo XIV told a group of young people.
- July 28, 2025CLEVELAND—Believers seeking a deeper connection to the sacred gather in a newly blessed chapel in St. Paul the Apostle Church, now home to 33 relics of saints and martyrs.
- July 26, 2025PHILADELPHIA–“You are not alone,” said Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia—the son of Cuban exiles—addressing migrants in a July 23 pastoral letter on immigration.
- July 24, 2025VATICAN CITY (CNS)–The “barbarity of war” and forced displacement of people have to end, and civilians and places of worship have to be protected, Pope Leo XIV implored.
