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Tyrone
St. Matthew Church to receive first-class relic of Padre Pio
St. Matthew Church in Tyrone will be home to a relic of St. Pio of Pietrelcina after the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Fayette parish entered into a formal partnership with the Saint Pio Foundation. A Mass for presentation of the relic will be Thursday, Feb. 19.
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Atlanta
Atlanta authors release Catholic reads for the season
Two Atlanta Catholics have newly-published books—a 40-day Lenten guide and a spiritual memoir that weaves in the writings of St. Louis de Montfort. Both serve to bring readers closer to Jesus.
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Atlanta
Nostra Aetate event celebrates relationships and encounter among people of faith
More than 150 people gathered at Marist School for a panel conversation with Rabbi Noam Marans and Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, on the landmark Second Vatican Council document “Nostra Aetate” that reshaped relations between two faiths.
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Decatur
Aquinas Center names new executive director
The Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University named Alice Cameron as its executive director. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.
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Atlanta
Archdiocese of Atlanta launches web redesign to better serve audiences
The Archdiocese of Atlanta launched a redesigned website, splitting its main platform into two in an effort to better serve public and internal church users.
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Atlanta
Remembering Dr. King’s ‘powerful witness to the truth’
Atlanta Catholics recalled the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with an archdiocesan Mass and at a special program at Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School.
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Atlanta
Foreign-born priests rejoice at easing of religious worker visa restrictions
A federal rule change easing restrictions on religious worker visas is bringing relief to Catholic priests serving in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
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Atlanta
St. John Bosco student uses crochet skills to create papal gift
Juliet Guidry, an eighth grader at St. John Bosco Academy in Cumming, crocheted a candy Peep for Pope Leo XIV. The handmade chick was given to the pontiff during a general audience at the Vatican, and the moment captured global attention across social media.
