New survey the start of Catholic school strategic planning
ATLANTA—The archdiocesan Office of Catholic Schools is building its next strategic plan by first asking people what they think of Catholic schools. Educational leaders want to learn from the community...
View ArticleChancery staff treated to savory Hispanic feast by co-workers
SMYRNA—Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated every year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 and all over the country events are held to honor the legacy and history of Hispanic cultures. This year, on Oct. 11, a...
View ArticleSession to provide details on Georgia Bulletin pilgrimage
SMYRNA—An information session will be held Monday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m., for those who are considering—or are already signed up for—the 2017 Marian shrines pilgrimage sponsored by the Georgia Bulletin....
View ArticleAnnual Chancery Fair Trade sale to be held Nov. 15
SMYRNA—Pottery made in Cameroon, colorful baskets from Bangladesh, Peruvian Nativity sets … the annual archdiocesan Fair Trade sale at the Chancery will feature these and other handcrafted goods and...
View ArticleSt. Peter Chanel Knights sponsor third annual 5K
ROSWELL—The Knights of Columbus of St. Peter Chanel Church, Council 13217, are holding a 5K chip-timed run/walk event on Saturday, Nov. 19. The event, the third annual 5K event hosted at the parish,...
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Preschool directors cross Holy Door thresholds on pilgrimage
ATLANTA—Thirty parish preschool directors boarded school buses for a Jubilee Year of Mercy pilgrimage through three of the Holy Doors of the archdiocese Oct. 6. Guided by Deacon Steve Swope of St....
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Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s statement on election: ‘Just as every ballot...
Archbishop Wilton D. GregoryPhoto By Michael Alexander Any person who assumes the lofty responsibilities of government leadership needs and deserves our prayers and our support. To all of our newly...
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At 75, St. Thomas More Church keeps evolving, discovering what it means to be...
DECATUR—With a 75-year history, some 4,000 believers, and a successful school, this Decatur community of faith is asking itself some basic questions about its future. Members of St. Thomas More Church...
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Lyke House ministry to students links Georgia State, AUC, in anniversary year
ATLANTA—The Catholic Center known as Lyke House is a “church home for students” and a “church home for those who pursue justice,” said Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. As the center held its 25th...
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St. Katharine Drexel Mission keeps faith in northwest Georgia
TRENTON—In the valley west of Lookout Mountain, the members of St. Katharine Drexel Mission in Trenton celebrated a decade as a faith community Oct. 30. The mission’s administrator is Father Tom...
View ArticleAtlanta Tribunal to send its second instance appeals to Cincinnati Tribunal
ATLANTA—Pope Francis issued an Apostolic Letter in September 2015, decisively changing the Code of Canon Law and the Catholic Church’s marriage annulment process and making the process less expensive...
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Local speakers try to bridge ‘wide valley’ separating races, cultures
ATLANTA—With history, theology, and life stories, Catholics and others concerned about race relations spent a day focused on the charged issue of race and how it shapes the lives of believers. Blacks,...
View ArticleAs the Holy Year comes to an end, the Holy Doors close
ATLANTA—The Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy concludes Nov. 20 on the solemnity of Christ the King. Four of Atlanta’s seven pilgrim sites with Holy Doors have announced closing Masses: The Monastery...
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Corpus Christi revives church inside and out for 60-nation parish
STONE MOUNTAIN—Members of Corpus Christi Church in Stone Mountain are giving thanks for recently completed renovations that are both energy saving and enhancing. Bishop Luis R. Zarama celebrated a Mass...
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Atlanta Ambassadors will support sainthood for Father Tolton
ATLANTA—Over a century before the term “multicultural” entered the American lexicon, Father Augustus Tolton courageously preached the Gospel to racially diverse Americans drawn to his parish during the...
View ArticleSharing story to help others is mission for once suicidal man
ATLANTA—Kevin Hines, who survived a suicide jump from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge in 2000, has made mental health advocacy his life’s work. Hines, who recently moved to Atlanta, speaks...
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Birth mother grateful as fullness of time brings reunion with daughter
ATLANTA—The Aug. 26 reunion in Atlanta between Suzanne Hayes and her birth mother Heather Cardin was 29 years in the making. Born in August 1987 in Omaha, Nebraska, Suzanne was adopted by her parents,...
View ArticleHelp pack meals for Burkina Faso, launch Rice Bowl
ATLANTA—Catholic Relief Services will have two Helping Hands meal-packing events in parishes of the archdiocese this holiday season and will also launch its Lenten Rice Bowl program. Lent begins Ash...
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Two from Atlanta observe Catholic efforts to help Rwandans
SMYRNA—Ashley Morris and Kathy Montag, who traveled to Rwanda with Catholic Relief Services as diocesan delegates in September, both hope to return to the African nation. Morris is associate director...
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Mercy sisters witness growth of Hapeville school their congregation began
HAPEVILLE—With songs and deeds, the students at St. John the Evangelist School honored this November the legacy of the religious sisters who began the school 62 years ago. Two former school leaders...
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