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Courts give some last-minute relief from HHS contraceptive mandate
January 9, 2014WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS)—In the midst of their New Year’s Eve celebration with low-income elderly residents, the Baltimore-based Little Sisters of the Poor learned that the Supreme Court issued an injunction temporarily protecting them from the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate. The order by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, issued within hours of the mandate taking […]
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Two schools produce mixed results on the hardwood
January 9, 2014ROSWELL—The Blessed Trinity High School girls basketball team (6-7) scored the first six points of the game before Johns Creek High School (4-7) scored its first basket. When halftime rolled around, Johns Creek held a 27-19 lead. At the end of the third quarter Johns Creek held a 10-point lead. With 1:26 remaining in the […]
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Annual celebration planned for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 9, 2014ATLANTA—The annual weekend celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held in the Atlanta Archdiocese on Jan. 16, 18-19. The theme of the weekend is “The Content of Their Character: Made in the Image and Likeness of God—Remembering the 16th Street Baptist Church Four Little Girls and the Martyrs […]
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Charismatic Mass will be a Saturday night celebration
January 9, 2014ATLANTA—The New Year offers a new opportunity to come together for a charismatic vigil Mass, celebrated by Father Tim Hepburn. The priest, who has been active in the Catholic charismatic renewal for many years, will celebrate the Mass on Saturday evening, Jan. 18, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on Briarcliff Road in Atlanta. The […]
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Archbishop’s residence new as Cathedral outreach grows
January 9, 2014The priests from Christ the King Cathedral rectory will be moving into my current residence sometime during this coming year after some expansion work is completed. The Cathedral planning committee recommended that their pastor approach me about three years ago to see if I would be willing to sell the Archbishop’s residence to the Cathedral […]
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El arzobispo tendrá una nueva residencia ahora que el alcance pastoral de la catedral se extiende
January 9, 2014Los sacerdotes de la rectoría de la Catedral Christ the King se estarán mudando a mi residencia actual este año, después de que hayan terminado algunos trabajos de expansión. El comité de planeación de la catedral recomendó a su párroco que se acercara a mí, aproximadamente hace tres años, para ver si yo estaría dispuesto […]
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Pope: Time to stop violence, discord, and begin making peace at home
January 9, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Welcoming in a new year, Pope Francis said it was time to stop provoking and ignoring violence, tragedy and conflict in the world, and begin building peace at home. “Justice and peace at home, among us—you begin at home and then you move on to all of humanity. But we have to start […]
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Vatican prospects for 2014
January 9, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—After a year that included the historic resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and a series of celebrated innovations by Pope Francis, it is hard to imagine 2014 at the Vatican could be nearly as eventful. Of course, the biggest stories are likely to be those that come by surprise, but in the meantime, […]
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New CLINIC chairman approaches immigration reform as ‘pastor of souls’
January 9, 2014ORANGE, Calif. (CNS)—Last month, Bishop Kevin Vann was appointed chairman of the board of directors of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc., culminating a busy first year as bishop of Orange. It has been a year filled with diocesan events, advocacy and prayer in support of undocumented immigrants. “Any concern about immigration reform takes into […]
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Marist center opens doors for ‘Dreamers’
January 9, 2014ATLANTA—Lucio Parro would wrap up his workday on Thursdays by telling his crew at a Tennessee construction site where to focus their work before he drove onto the highway so he could make it to class. It was a weekly routine for the 32-year-old foreman as he pursued his high school equivalency certificate. When he […]