Apr 22, 2025 - News
Map du jour: Catholic residents in Georgia
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Eight percent of Georgians identify as Catholic, according to a survey conducted in 2023-24 by the Pew Research Center.
Driving the news: Pope Francis died Monday at 88, weeks after he was released from an extended hospital stay and bout with pneumonia.
What they're saying: Archbishop of Atlanta Gregory J. Hartmayer said in a statement "we have lost a much loved and respected spiritual father who took the name Francis, in honor of my own spiritual father, St. Francis of Assisi, to define his papacy."
Go deeper: Here's how the Catholic Church will choose a new pope