Events in the Archdiocese of New Orleans from May 28-June 17, 2023. Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org. NEXT ISSUE: JUNE 10, 2023.

The national St. Timothy Award is the highest award the Archdiocese of New Orleans can bestow upon a young person and seeks to recognize, from the diocesan level, outstanding youth who exemplify Christian service, Catholic leadership, and good moral standards.

Pope Francis told the young people of today to act on their restlessness by looking to St. Francis Xavier to help so many in the world who need Jesus.

Laudato Si’ Week is a week that should not be ignored. Let’s commit to celebrating it as soon as possible.

Lawrence Wumya is to be ordained transitional deacon May 20 for Yendi, Ghana. He will be assigned to St. Benilde, Metairie, for his transitional diaconate internship. ➤ Age: 33 ➤ Hometown: Malshegu, Tamale, Diocese of Yendi, Ghana ➤ Home parish: Holy Cross, Tamale

Paul Oyie is to be ordained a transitional deacon May 20 for Tororo, Uganda. He will be assigned to St. Joseph Church and Shrine, Gretna, for his transitional diaconate internship. ➤ Age: 27 ➤ Hometown: Tororo, Uganda, Archdiocese of Tororo ➤ Home parish: Sacred Heart, Tororo

The MAC Foundation was created to save, preserve and promote the value of audiovisual and other media archives related to Catholicism.

" ... ultimately, what makes the most lasting impression is the warmth of the people. And, New Orleans can boast some of the most interesting and engaging characters." - Mark Lombard

Photos by Mary Carty Special to the Clarion Herald

"Pope Francis developed St. John Paul’s development to its full conclusion. Pope Francis has declared 'the death penalty is inadmissible.' " -- Tony Magliano, Making a Difference

Pope Francis' April 19 General Audience - also, commemorating 10 years since his election.

"As we contemplate the Resurrection ... let us be comforted and empowered by the fact of faith that we serve an awesome God ..." - Tony Magliano

Lenten Traditions, April 1, 2023 Second Harvest Food Bank executive chef Matthew Taylor and president/CEO Natalie Jayroe say they value their work of providing both food commodities and hot meals to needy families in south Louisiana.

St. Pope John Paul’s encyclical letter Laborem Exercens  (On Human Work), in which he teaches that unions “are indeed a mouthpiece for the struggle for social justice, for the just rights of working people”

French filmmaker Daniel Rabourdin premiere a 20-minute pilot “Oath” (https://www.oathfilm.com) and town hall meeting on March 22 at St. Dominic

"Dennis Allen has bet his second chance as an NFL head coach on Derek Carr, and Carr his second chance as a starter on Allen." – Ed Daniels

Faith is a gift that must be shared with others, Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience.

With prophetic warning Pope Francis declared: “The use of atomic energy for purposes of war is immoral, just as the possessing of nuclear weapons is immoral ... We will be judged on this.” - Tony Magliano

Pope Francis: “Lent is a time of truth, a time to drop the masks we put on each day to appear perfect in the eyes of the world ..."