Inspiring today’s youth to think about how to be tomorrow’s saints is what the Dead Theologians Society at Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero is all about.

The state wrestling tournament may be moving its act from Bossier to Baton Rouge, but its presence there will have made a lasting impression on both north and south Louisiana fans of that sport.

Often hidden behind the mirth, the food and the liquid fun (some call it spirits), Mardi Gras is an extension of New Orleans as a hospitable people.

Other than his vocation to the priesthood, it’s difficult to say which means more to Msgr. Frank Giroir – his undying love for his alma mater, Archbishop Rummel High School, or his off-the-charts passion for Mardi Gras.

Simeon and Anna, the first outsiders to identify Jesus as the Messiah, are powerful reminders to men and women religious of their own societal roles...

Priests celebrate Mass. Priests pray. Priests are members of Carnival krewes. But are there priests who do all three at one time?

Recognizing and repenting for one’s own sins and errors is difficult, but essential, Pope Francis said.

Mardi Gras folklore sometimes can do battle with the truth.

The words “human trafficking” often evoke images of Asian, Russian or Filipino girls being smuggled across the country in chains for forced sexual encounters.

From the Northshore to Uptown and the CBD, celebrating Carnival with several local priests.

Looking back, Father Michael Schneller says he blames his mother for the Mardi Gras gene embedded deeply inside his DNA.

For more than 20 years, Dan Schneider bargained with God. 

Pope Francis acknowledged the serious shortage of priests in remote areas of the Amazon, but he insisted not all avenues have been exhausted to address the issue.

List of Mardi Gras performances by Catholic school bands.

On Ash Wednesday, we will begin our 40-day Lenten journey.

I am proud to call myself a three-time attendee of Habari Gani, which is a black Catholic leadership retreat...

Today’s Gospel features parallel statements by Jesus. He begins, each time, with “you have heard that it was said ...”

Local Catholic schoolchildren will learn about the Lenten actions of prayer, sacrifice and almsgiving ...