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UPDATE: Satanic Temple denies it intends to desecrate the Eucharist during planned ‘black mass’
“The Satanic Temple Atlanta has not engaged in theft or illicit activity of any kind. Specifically, we have not stolen... Read more
Atlanta Catholics plan prayer and reparation amid planned ‘Satanic black mass’
The Satanic Temple is a political activist group known for protesting religious symbolism in public spaces and mocking Christianity. Read more
Georgia Supreme Court reinstates 6-week ‘heartbeat’ law
The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated on Monday the state’s heartbeat law, a six-week limit on abortion known as the LIFE... Read more
Report finds 28 credible child sex abuse claims of Georgia priests in last 70 years
A new report says that 28 Catholic priests have faced credible child sex abuse allegations while serving in Georgia since... Read more
Atlanta airport gets a 24/7 eucharistic chapel
Airline workers and travelers flying through the busiest airport in the world can now spend time in the real presence... Read more
Priest who escaped Vietnam in 1975 named auxiliary bishop of Atlanta
Pope Francis has named Vietnam-born priest John-Nhan Tran an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Read more
Atlanta archdiocese to end Sunday Mass dispensation
The archdiocese of Atlanta announced an end date to the general dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass. While... Read more
'Gone with the Wind' rights were gift to Atlanta archdiocese
In 2011, the estate of a nephew of Mitchell donated half the trademark and literary rights to the “Gone with... Read more
Laudato si': Atlanta archdiocese’s sustainability efforts 5 years on
Susan Varlamoff, a retired biologist and parishioner at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, was in 2015 serving as director of... Read more
Catholic school principal named new auxiliary bishop of Atlanta
Pope Francis has appointed Marist School principal Father Joel Konzen, S.M., to serve as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese... Read more
Atlanta's new auxiliary used to be an Air Force captain
On Monday the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has named parish priest Fr. Bernard (Ned) Shlesinger of Raleigh, who was... Read more
Atlanta archbishop apologizes for $2.2 million residence
Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta has apologized for constructing a new $2.2 million residence, saying the plan was well-intended, but... Read more
