Jan 12, 2025 · Father Molina Restrepo was born in December 1961 in Anserma, Caldas, Colombia, to Maria Enoe Restrepo and Gildardo Luis Molina. He studied at Saint Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and was ordained to the priesthood on June 12, 1999, by Archbishop John F. Donoghue.

Dec 26, 2024 · By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer Published January 7, 2025. Georgia’s Catholic and private schools are receiving boosts in funding through the efforts of several state- and archdiocesan-supported financial aid programs, including Georgia Promise Scholarships, GOAL, block grants and Georgia Special Needs Scholarships.

The Georgia Bulletin, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, strives to inform, form, inspire, educate, and strengthen the religious identity of the members of the Catholic community of North Georgia by providing significant local Catholic news, information, columns, commentaries, and photographs, as well as national and international news related to the Church.

May 15, 2024 · SMYRNA–Archbishop Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of Atlanta, conveys the following official announcements regarding priestly ministry in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, effective July 1, 2024, unless otherwise noted:

Dec 12, 2024 · Photo by Andrew Nelson Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III prays with the community at St. Mary Church, Toccoa. The bishop visited the church to bless and dedicate a new parish life center and religious education building. Toccoa St. Mary Church building project draws together community

Jan 6, 2025 · OSV News photo/Mihoko Owada, Catholic Standard Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory gives the homily at a Mass Aug. 22, 2024, at the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. On Jan. 6, the Vatican announced Pope Francis had accepted Cardinal Gregory’s resignation and appointed Cardinal Robert W. McElroy as his successor in Washington.

Oct 25, 2024 · ATLANTA–Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., provided an update on a so-called “black mass” scheduled for Oct. 25, calling for prayer and condemning any threats or violence against anyone involved with the event:

Dec 16, 2024 · “Hope does not disappoint.” With these words of St. Paul to the Romans, Pope Francis began a Papal Bull of Indiction announcing the year 2025 as a Jubilee of Hope, beginning on Christmas Eve, 2024 with the Opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, and ending on Jan. 6, 2026, the Solemnity of the Epiphany.

Dec 18, 2024 · CNS photo/Lola Gomez The dome of St. Peter's Basilica is seen over a barricade reading "Rome Jubilee 2025" that surrounds a construction site at the beginning of the boulevard leading to St. Peter's Square Dec. 4, 2024. The city of Rome prepared for the Holy Year with hundreds of roadworks and restoration projects. Vatican City 10 things to know about Jubilee 2025, the Holy Year

Nov 11, 2024 · CNS photo/Lola Gomez An image of the Immaculate Conception depicting a crowned Mary is seen in the Chapel of the Choir in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in May 2023. Atlanta December 8 and 9 both holy days of obligation By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor | Published November 11, 2024