Copyright (c) 2010 The Georgia Bulletin http://www.georgiabulletin.org/ Catholic news happening in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and around the world from the The Georgia Bulletin 30507 8 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/08/us-1/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has denounced a Maryland-based organization for its criticism of Catholic efforts to defend marriage as the union of one man and one woman and said it does not offer "an authentic interpretation of Catholic teaching." Cardinal Francis E.... 30508 8 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/08/world-1/?s= VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Adequate food supply is a fundamental right for all people, said Pope Benedict XVI. Working to ensure proper nutrition for all means bringing dignity to human lives and should be a top priority, he said in a speech Feb. 6 welcoming Alfonso Roberto Matta Fahsen, Guatemala's... 30509 8 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/08/world-2/?s= VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Despite the deplorable behavior of a few priests, the Catholic Church continues to be a leading promoter of the rights of children and of their well being and education, Pope Benedict XVI said. "The harsh words of Jesus against those who would scandalize one of the... 30510 8 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/08/world-3/?s= PETIONVILLE, Haiti (CNS) -- Radio Soleil, Catholic radio in Haiti, is on the air -- broadcasting from the back of an immobilized van. Except when staffers enter the crowded compact studio in the van, all work is conducted outdoors. The van is parked in a courtyard of an office building... 30511 8 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/08/world-4/?s= PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CNS) -- A pregnant Germaine Sylace struggled to get control of the two tarps, a plastic bin of nails and 100 feet of nylon rope. Nothing was going to stop her from making sure her family of five would be sleeping under something better than a couple of... 30512 8 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/08/world-5/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The heads of five Catholic agencies that work with Haitian earthquake victims have outlined steps they say the U.S. government should take to protect children left alone after the Jan. 12 earthquake. In a Feb. 4 letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Homeland Security Secretary Janet... 30513 8 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/08/people-1/?s= METUCHEN, N.J. (CNS) -- The sainthood cause has formally opened for Maria Esperanza Medrano de Bianchini, a Venezuelan woman believed to have seen 31 apparitions of Mary, who spread worldwide a message of family reconciliation and fraternal unity that she said Mary relayed to her. "We gather together as a... 30514 8 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/08/people-2/?s= SAN SALVADOR (CNS) -- As the 30th anniversary of the murder of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero approaches, El Salvador's bishops have agreed to write a letter to the Vatican supporting Romero's canonization. "As church, it is our great desire that Archbishop Romero be canonized as soon as possible," San Salvador... 30498 5 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/05/us-1/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In an address to the Feb. 4 National Prayer Breakfast, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recalled how her relationship with Mother Teresa began with conversations during the 1994 breakfast, when the founder of the Missionaries of Charity was keynote speaker and Clinton attended as first lady. That... 30499 5 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/05/us-2/?s= NEW YORK (CNS) -- The last surviving Catholic general hospital in New York is enmeshed in a struggle to keep its doors open and fulfill its mandate to serve the sick poor. St. Vincent's Hospital, a 160-year-old fixture of Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood, is the flagship operation of debt-burdened St.... 30500 5 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/05/us-3/?s= WATERTOWN, Mass. (CNS) -- Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is back on television, 30 years after his death. Excerpts from his Emmy Award-winning television program, "Life Is Worth Living," began airing in January on CatholicTV, a national television network streaming a live feed 24 hours a day at www.CatholicTV.com. "Life Is... 30501 5 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/05/world-1/?s= SARTHE, Haiti (CNS) -- There's no high-tech telemetry unit or interior lights on the ambulance based at St. Camillus Hospital. In place of such equipment that is standard in almost every American ambulance is a crew with basic medical supplies and a desire to make sure the most seriously injured... 30502 5 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/05/world-2/?s= BERLIN, Germany (CNS) -- German church leaders have criticized Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing Christian Democratic Union for moving away from its Christian ethos. In an interview with Germany's Rheinische Post in late January, Bishop Gerhard Muller of Regensburg said having the word "Christian" in a name should mean "something concrete."... 30503 5 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/05/world-3/?s= SAO PAULO, Brazil (CNS) -- The Brazilian bishops' conference said the government has agreed to change wording on abortion in its human rights plan. A statement from the bishops' conference said Human Rights Secretary Paulo de Tarso Vannuchi agreed to the change after an early February meeting with Auxiliary Bishop... 30504 5 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/05/world-4/?s= ROME (CNS) -- When Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Great Britain later this year, he will be greeted by lords and ladies and dignitaries of all kind, including Queen Elizabeth II and the British prime minister. There was a time, though, in 16th-century England, when a priest arriving from Rome... 30505 5 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/05/people-1/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Bishops who work closely with John Carr, who oversees the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, say new claims against him and the agency are false and "totally ridiculous." Bishops William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, N.Y.; Roger P. Morin of Biloxi, Miss.; and Howard J. Hubbard of... 30506 5 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/05/people-2/?s= VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church has a positive vision of human life, marriage and family which must not be presented as a list of things the church opposes, Pope Benedict XVI told the bishops of Scotland. The church's "positive and inspiring vision of human life, the beauty of... 30464 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/prolifemovement/?s= Young people and adults, each representing one of the 37 years since the legalization of abortion in the United States, hold their signs before the large crowd gathered Jan. 22 at the Georgia Capitol. (Photo by Michael Alexander) ROSWELL— Several Blessed Trinity High School students reverently entered the school... 30465 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/parishesaidhaiti/?s= ATLANTA— Emergency shelter and food top the needs of Haitians as the country digs out from its devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. Recovery from the disaster is expected to take close to a decade as world leaders discuss rebuilding the ravaged country. Volunteers from Atlanta and development experts have switched... 30466 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/awgschools/?s= ... 30467 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/murray/?s= It’s a scene in St. Luke’s Gospel that sends shivers up and down my spine. Mary and Joseph have lost their boy on a journey, and it takes three days to find him. At first, this seems improbable, until you realize they were traveling in a crowd, and it would... 30468 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/awg/?s= I should know better by now, but I felt personally offended by a recent news article that purported to describe Pope John Paul II’s practice of self-mortification. The author wrote that the late Holy Father frequently slept on the floor of his bedroom and occasionally engaged in the practice of... 30469 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/awg_esp/?s= Sé que a esta altura no debería ser así pero me siento personalmente ofendido por una nota reciente que salió en las noticias que pretende describir la práctica de mortificación que realizaba el Papa Juan Pablo II. El autor escribió que el fallecido Santo Padre dormía con frecuencia en el... 30470 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/churchmovers/?s= The 15,000-square-foot temporary church building at Mary Our Queen Church, Norcross, stands next to the education building (right), on a 15-acre site at the intersection of The Corners Parkway and Crooked Creek Road in the Peachtree Corners area of Norcross. The sanctuary seats 600. (Photo by Michael Alexander) NORCROSS—... 30471 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/gracescholars/?s= ... 30472 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/zooatlanta/?s= Dennis Kelly ATLANTA— Overlooking sleeping pandas at Zoo Atlanta, Dennis Kelly talked about how important conservation and biodiversity is in the world today. “Species are going extinct at a rate that we haven’t seen since the dinosaur era. Many, many of those species are going extinct because of what... 30473 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/schoolshaiti/?s= ATLANTA— Since the devastating earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, the Marist School and St. Pius X High School have been doing their part to reach out to the people of Haiti in love and support. Both schools immediately took up school-wide collections. The schools usually ask students to... 30474 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/hospitalmission/?s= ATLANTA— With the future of U.S. healthcare uncertain and the increasing competition among metro area hospital systems, officials at the only Catholic hospital in the city, Saint Joseph’s Hospital, are working on plans to assure the continued vibrancy of the hospital’s mission. Saint Joseph’s, first established in 1880 in... 30475 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/santos/?s= Marilyn Santos (Photo by Michael Alexander) ATLANTA— The Brooklyn diocesan coordinator of adolescent faith formation, Marilyn Santos, has joined the archdiocesan Office of Formation and Discipleship as associate director of youth ministry and associate director of inculturation. Santos, who is a native of New York, spent the last three... 30476 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/faletti/?s= ... 30477 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/journeyofhope/?s= ATLANTA— Journey of Hope 2010, a conference for separated and divorced Catholics, will be held on Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 27-28, at the Marriott North Hotel, located at 200 Interstate North Parkway, Atlanta. Speakers and workshops will address the issues of healing, faith and life after divorce. The hosts for the... 30478 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/businessconference/?s= ROSWELL— The second annual Atlanta Catholic Business Conference will be held at St. Peter Chanel Church on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The conference is for all Christians, especially the Catholic business and professional community, who want to understand the role of faith in the... 30479 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/vaticanastronomer/?s= ATLANTA— The Aquinas Center of Theology has announced that Society of Jesus Brother Guy Consolmagno, an astronomer with the Vatican Observatory, will be speaking at Emory University on Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. and Agnes Scott College on Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Brother Consolmagno, a world-class astronomer and... 30480 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/notable/?s= Brandon and Cody Huggins had a vision to improve the campus of their former school and parish with outdoor seating. Now, the vision is a reality. The 15-year-old twins recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout as Boy Scouts with the completion of their community projects. The Huggins attended... 30481 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/donoghuescholarship/?s= ATLANTA— The Catholic division of the Georgia Federal Credit Union is holding an essay contest to find the recipient of the 2010 Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue Scholarship, an annual scholarship that awards $1,500 to the first-place winner and $1,000 to the runner up. Senior high school students in the... 30482 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/parishenrichmentgrants/?s= ATLANTA— The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia for the first time awarded its parish enrichment grants to help with small projects at churches as well as awarding $104,100 in general grants. The parish enrichment grants are $1,000 gifts given to a parish in each of the 10 deaneries in... 30483 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/piuscoachhonor/?s= ATLANTA— The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) named St. Pius X High School head girls soccer coach Sara Geiger as its Regional Coach of the Year for the South. Geiger’s 2009 team captured the state championship and finished with a perfect record of 22-0. In her first... 30484 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/gridiron/?s= ATLANTA— Members of Blessed Trinity High School’s football team were recently named to the North Fulton All County Team for Georgia. They include juniors Jack Bradley (lineman), Riley Lyons (kicker), T.K. Thomas (linebacker), seniors Eddie Bartlett (lineman), Nick Day (defensive back), Jeremy Phillips (defensive end) and Jake Skole (wide... 30485 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/btjersey/?s= ROSWELL— The baseball jersey of 2004 Blessed Trinity alumnus Tyler Flowers was retired during halftime of the Jan. 2 boys basketball game. Flowers attended Chipola Junior College, Marianna, Fla. The 6-foot-4-inch Flowers is currently playing catcher for the Chicago White Sox. (L-r) Dale and Kelly Flowers, their daughter-in-law Nancy... 30486 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/stevenwhite/?s= ATLANTA— The Atlanta Guild of the Catholic Medical Association will hold its annual White Mass and banquet program on Saturday evening, Feb. 20, at Mary Our Queen Church in Norcross. The Mass, which takes its name from physicians’ white coats, will be celebrated at 5 p.m. by Archbishop-emeritus John... 30487 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/02/04/osv/?s= In this issue, The Georgia Bulletin included a column for Catholic Press Month made available from Our Sunday Visitor: http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/5951/The-true-story.aspx ... 30488 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/04/us-1/?s= BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The path to the elimination of nuclear weapons will be "long and treacherous," but humanity "must walk this path with both care and courage in order to build a future free of the nuclear threat," Baltimore Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien said. Speaking Feb. 3 to 200 international... 30489 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/04/us-2/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A new study finds Catholic students at Catholic colleges are less likely than Catholics attending public colleges to move away from the church's teachings on a variety of issues. However, on the issue of same-sex marriage in particular, newly released research from the Center for Applied Research... 30490 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/04/us-3/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Bishops who work closely with John Carr, who oversees the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, say new claims against him and the agency are false and "totally ridiculous." Bishops William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, N.Y., and Roger P. Morin of Biloxi, Miss., spoke with Catholic News... 30491 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/04/us-4/?s= WASHINGTON (CNS) --- The pain suffered by Haitian Catholics from the Jan. 12 earthquake resonates with the members of hundreds of U.S. churches that have twinning or sister-parish relationships with Haitian parishes. Parishes that have raised money and donated supplies to their sister communities in Haiti are scrambling to raise... 30492 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/04/us-5/?s= ALBANY, N.Y. (CNS) -- It will take a few courageous people to get the ball rolling on a new needle-exchange program instituted by Catholic Charities of the Albany Diocese, according to the agency's AIDS Services director. Just one intravenous drug user entered the white, unmarked van parked in an Albany... 30493 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/04/world-1/?s= LONDON (CNS) -- The excessive sedation of dying patients should be avoided because it denies them the opportunity of a "good death," said a draft document issued by the Catholic bishops of England and Wales. The document, "A Practical Guide to the Spiritual Care of the Dying Person," said it... 30494 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/04/world-2/?s= VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI said he hopes the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, will bring more than gold to everyone involved in the event. Sports can contribute to "peaceful understanding between peoples and to establishing the new civilization of love," the pope said in a... 30495 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/04/world-3/?s= VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Conversion to Christ gives people the strength to break the bonds of selfishness and work for justice in the world, Pope Benedict XVI said in his message for Lent 2010. "The Christian is moved to contribute to creating just societies where all receive what is necessary... 30496 4 Feb 2010 http://www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2010/02/04/world-4/?s= VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A top Vatican official said religious orders today are in a "crisis" caused in part by the adoption of a secularist mentality and the abandonment of traditional practices. Cardinal Franc Rode, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, said...