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Five Georgia Martyrs honored in rare Catholic rite
Savannah was the center of U.S. Catholicism for six hours Saturday morning. Five Franciscans martyred on Georgia’s coast in 1597 were bestowed the title “Blessed” during a Beatification Mass, giving the group known as the Georgia Martyrs the Catholic Church’s most venerated status short of Sainthood. Thousands of Catholics from across the globe, attended the service at the Savannah Convention Center. “It’s a milestone event for the Diocese of Savannah, for Catholics, especially in the state of Georgia, and also for the universal church,” said Most Rev. Stephen D. Parkes, Bishop of Savannah. The Mass was presided over by Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto and representative of Pope Leo as Papal Legate. The service brought an immense rarity in the Roman Catholic Church, the world’s largest Christian denomination, to the Hostess City of the South. Only six beatifications have occurred on U.S. soil. Saturday’s was the first in Georgia and the first in the American South. Standing at the ambo, pastoral staff in hand, Cardinal Frank Leo delivered his homily. "It is a profound spiritual delight to gather this morning and celebrate together here in such great numbers," he said, the unveiled image of the of the beatified friars
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‘Crucial’ agreement puts Yamacraw Residents Council on board for village demolition
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Housing Authority of Savannah and the Yamacraw Village Residents Council signed an agreement Thursday on a plan to demolish and rebuild Yamacraw Village, one of Savannah’s oldest villages. The agreement includes a plan to help relocate current residents and a plan for the village’s...