Founded in 1935 in Astoria, New York, blessed by Pope Pius XI that same year and earning a congressional charter in 1982, the CWV is rooted in Catholic action and defending the principles of democracy. There are currently about 8,000 members nationwide.

Students at Mount Carmel Academy are now benefiting from years of dedication and effort by the school and the Sisters of Mount Carmel with the reopening of the newly renovated motherhouse.

In preparation for the school’s 150th anniversary, St. Mary’s Dominican High School pitched the idea of writing the history of the school to Dominican Sister Dominic Savio Estorge, who had been at the school in various roles for more than 60 years.

Fear is a normal part of a teen’s life, but Katie Prejean McGrady, the keynote speaker at the Sept. 28 NOLA Catholic Youth Conference, told more than 1,000 teens from 60 schools and parish youth groups in the Archdiocese of New Orleans that if they fully place their trust in Christ, they can overcome their anxieties, confusion and past mistakes.

Christian Brother Gale Condit is 82 now, and his life as a lion tamer turned Catholic school educator has blessed him with a deep reservoir of wisdom, prudence and humor that can be built only by daily rubbing elbows with teenage boys and girls who sometimes don’t know which end is up or whom to trust.

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As we prepare to celebrate World Mission Sunday on Oct. 20, I reflect on the rich history of mission work within our Church and how it continues to shape us today.

Judges, lawyers and officials from across Louisiana gathered at St. Louis Cathedral Oct. 7 for the 72nd annual Red Mass, signaling the start of the judicial year.

Dominican Sister of Peace Sister Ruth Angelette, who served for 42 years as principal of St. Anthony of Padua School on Canal Street, died Sept. 9 at the Metairie home of her niece, Geral Anne Farmer.

The National Merit Scholarship Program has announced its list of semifinalists, recognizing students who have demonstrated exceptional academic ability and potential for success in college studies.

Queridos hermanos: La enseñanza de Jesús en este domingo es muy clara, si le seguimos debemos estar abiertos a todo lo bueno y positivo que está presente en el mundo, porque siempre es un signo profético, siempre será una manifestación del amor de Dios venga de donde venga.

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As a mom, the reality of our oldest son entering high school in 2011 felt like a daunting leap of faith out of the protective environment of elementary school, where we all knew the families.

"In 2014, two artists and information designers decided to visualize a week of their lives and mail the results by postcard to each other. I’m having my students do the same thing on a smaller scale."

St. Mary’s Academy has been named one of the finalists for the 2024 Yass Prize, in partnership with The Center for Education Reform (CER) and Forbes Media.

One of the unmitigated joys of Natalie Jayroe’s job as president and CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana is witnessing how the challenge of fighting hunger in America seems to defy the partisan ping-pong that besets most other political issues.

Reputed to be one of the state’s most efficient group of sports officials by the LHSAA, the Greater New Orleans Football Officials Association (GNOFOA) is running short of men and women who enforce the rules of the game.