It was a difficult closing Mass celebrated Sunday by Franciscan Father Francis Kamau for Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in the St. Roch neighborhood.

St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish celebrated its closing Mass June 30 and went out in a rousing way.

St. Bonaventure Parish in Avondale celebrated its final Mass June 30, with Father Francis Offia, pastor presiding.

St. James Major Parish in Gentilly closed its rich history book on 104 years of parish life June 30 with about 500 people – many of them former parishioners – packing the church on Gentilly Boulevard in New Orleans for the 10 a.m. Mass celebrated by Father Michael Labre.

St. Theresa of Avila Church – founded as a parish in 1848 and serving for decades as a Catholic stronghold for Spanish-speaking Catholics – officially closed June 30 with a prayer service conducted by Father Lance Campo, pastor.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond offered a personal summary of the summer meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in Louisville June 11-14. This is a personal summary, not an official document of the USCCB.

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