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Ignatian Spirituality Project of Atlanta facilitators and retreatants pray with and pray for one another as the day and a half retreat for homeless women and women in recovery comes to an end at the Ignatius House Retreat Center, April 21. (Photos by Michael Alexander)

Cardinal Walter Kasper, left center, expresses his appreciation as members of Emory University’s Interreligious Council, an organization made up of 25 different religious groups on Emory’s campus, present a birthday cake to him March 3, two days before his 77th birthday. Joining Kasper in front of the students are Rev. Susan Henry-Crowe, left, dean of the Chapel and Religious Life, and Dr. David Blumenthal, right, Jay and Leslie Cohen Professor of Judaic Studies at Emory University.

Third-grader David Tasanasanta was American artist Andy Warhol during the Metropolitan Art Museum of St. Jude showing on May 21.

Six-year-old Moira Christ of All Saints Church, Dunwoody, presents Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue with a card she made for him. As Archbishop Donoghue prepared to move to St. George Village, Roswell, All Saints paid tribute to the retired archbishop who lived and served in the parish for five years.

A woman in the crowd reaches out to touch the monstrance holding the body of Christ as Father Jack Durkin, pastor of St. Monica Church, Duluth, moves among the people during the Eucharistic Congress healing service on June 4.

Members of the Knights of Columbus honor guard prepare for the recessional as the conclusion of the Mass draws to a close. Sacred Heart, Atlanta, was elevated to a Basilica and the Mass marking the occasion took place Aug. 21. (Photo by Thomas Spink)