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Two Atlanta education leaders earn national awards
ATLANTA–The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) announced that two Atlanta Catholics are among the 27 recipients of the NCEA 2020 “Lead, Learn, Proclaim Award.” This award highlights the...
View ArticleAtlanta ministries to benefit from #iGiveCatholic Together
ATLANTA–As news about COVID-19 changes daily, many Catholic organizations are worried about how to meet the needs of the parishioners, staff, students and community members who depend on them. To...
View ArticleAtlanta’s new archbishop installed in quiet ceremony
ATLANTA–In the silence of the Cathedral of Christ the King, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., was installed May 6 as leader of the 1.2 million Catholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, telling...
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Archbishop provides call to action at solemn vespers
ATLANTA—On the eve of his installation and 41st anniversary of ordination to the priesthood, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., gathered with clergy, religious and laity for solemn vespers on...
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Family, friends recall Archbishop Hartmayer’s childhood
ATLANTA–The values taught around the dining room table in his modest home in upstate New York shaped the new Atlanta archbishop. The four children of the late Sally and John Hartmayer Jr. saw kindness,...
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The ministry of a Franciscan friar
ATLANTA—“God is always at work to orient the person toward the discovery of a higher dimension of living—of a more useful self-giving and service to our brothers and sisters.” Archbishop Gregory J....
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How the Diocese of Savannah formed a bishop
ATLANTA—In the weeks between his March appointment as Archbishop of Atlanta and the official installation on May 6, Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, OFM Conv., shared warm words for the people of the...
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Former parishioners welcome archbishop back home
ATLANTA—Excitement filled the room when Jovito Estaris and his wife, May, heard Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer would become the seventh archbishop of Atlanta. “We were so excited we could not contain...
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Compassion Kitchen Project helps restaurant workers, feeds the hungry
ATLANTA—As restaurants started to close their doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people lost income, compromising their ability to feed themselves and their families. Recognizing this crisis,...
View ArticleArchbishop Hartmayer announces guidelines for resuming in-parish worship
ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., has announced a schedule and conditions for the resumption of in-parish worship and access to church buildings in the Archdiocese of Atlanta....
View ArticleAtlanta Archbishop announces priest assignments
SMYRNA—Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., conveys the following priest assignments, effective July 1. Pastors / Administrators Father Vincent Sullivan is appointed parochial administrator of...
View ArticleSmyrna priest tests positive for COVID-19
SMYRNA–Father Brian Sheridan, a La Salette priest and pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Smyrna, learned he tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, May 26. After learning the results, Father...
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High school seniors, parents reflect on unique school year
ATLANTA—Will Auslander and some two dozen teammates met at the Monsignor Donovan High School soccer field in February with a goal of another trip to the state championship. Auslander along with other...
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Local Catholic school leaders retiring this year
ATLANTA—A school president and three principals are saying goodbye to students, faculty and staff as they close their final administration years in Atlanta Catholic schools. Karen Vogtner, long time...
View ArticleArchbishop Hartmayer releases statement in wake of racial violence, protests
ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., Archbishop of Atlanta, issued the following statement May 29 in the wake of several incidents of racial violence and protests which followed: “The...
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Catholic schools superintendent retires after 14 years in Atlanta
ATLANTA—This summer, Dr. Diane Starkovich will retire after 14 years serving as superintendent for Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The Minnesota native officially decided to retire in...
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Georgia-born nonprofit labors with Nicaraguans to improve conditions
BUFORD—Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Georgia-rooted Amigos for Christ nonprofit has cancelled approximately 30 spring and summer mission trips for teams from across the United States to serve the poor...
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Atlanta’s faithful responding to racial injustice
ATLANTA—While attending college in Alabama, Maria Oswalt focused on opposing abortion rights. Now 25 years old, Oswalt realizes her younger self didn’t connect her activism and standing up against...
View ArticleSeasoned Arizona educator named Atlanta’s superintendent of Catholic schools
ATLANTA—An Arizona educator with more than four decades of experience has been selected as the next superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Harry “Hal” Plummer will lead the...
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Bible marathon brings hope during pandemic
JACKSON—Parishioners at St. Mary Mother of God Church in Jackson participated in a ‘round-the-clock Bible marathon May 28-June 1. Families read the Bible out loud in rotation for 120 hours. When Father...
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