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Atlanta
Bishops name new director of Georgia Catholic Conference
Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of Atlanta, and Bishop Stephen D. Parkes, of Savannah, named Jayna Hoffacker as the new director for the Georgia Catholic Conference on Dec. 9.
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Atlanta
Basilica community celebrates its ‘spiritual home’ at rededication Mass
Calling it “holy ground,” Atlanta Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., dedicated the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Nov. 16 by blessing its walls and anointing a new altar with sacred chrism.
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Atlanta
SVdP Georgia receives record-setting gift to connect families with housing
St. Vincent de Paul Georgia received a $5 million donation from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund for its efforts to help move families into safe housing.
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Charlotte
Bishops of Atlanta Province share pastoral reflection on ‘Dilexi Te’
The Bishops of the Atlanta Province released a pastoral statement Dec. 2 on the vision of Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic exhortation.
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Atlanta
‘When I was a stranger, you welcomed me’
Fernanda Mucchiut has become a regular at a federal immigration office downtown. Arriving before business hours, she focuses on the people standing in line, engaging them in simple conversations as they wait to see authorities. She described her approach as “being alongside them” in a stressful moment.
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Gainesville
‘For I was in prison, and you visited me’
In a hostile system where faith is shaken and isolation runs deep, Deacon Kenneth Lampert, of St. Michael Church, keeps visiting prisons and jails in Georgia.
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Marietta
Living Matthew 25: ‘Whatever you did for my brothers, you did for me’
Across the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Catholics are answering needs with action. Troubled by what he saw on the streets of Marietta, Breon Haskett created a haven from winter weather for homeless women, using space at Transfiguration Church.
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Jackson
‘For I was hungry, and you gave me food’
It’s in the eyes of the young and the very old that members of St. Vincent de Paul at St. Mary Mother of God Church find inspiration. Although small in number, the parish’s Vincentians are tackling the problem of hunger in their rural community.