Saying he was acting for the good of unity in the Church, the pope has restored limits on the celebration of the Mass that was in use before the Second Vatican Council.

Four Jesuits of the USA Central and Southern Province, including New Orleans native James R. Page, were ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Gregory Aymond June 12.

Newly ordained Dominican Father James M. Nobles, a New Orleans native, will serve as parochial vicar of St. Peter Church in Memphis, Tennessee.

The U.S bishops’ recent virtual spring assembly had as its main focus the Eucharist. A full presentation toward drafting a document on the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church,” was followed by a lengthy discussion and vote.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond offers his summary of the recent USCCB Bishops' conference.

" ... we are ‘long-after’ responders. We don’t assess in the first few weeks and then move on.” Sister Marjorie Hebert, MSC, President/CEO of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans

One of the main options for the imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday this year – during the time of COVID – is to have a pinch of ashes sprinkled on the top of the head.

Archbishop José Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, prays for God to grant "wisdom and courage" to President Joseph Biden.

During his World Peace Day message on Jan. 1, Pope Francis insisted that peace is a gift that requires a human response and human effort

After a massive explosion at the port of Beirut killed at least 180 people, Pope Francis called on all Lebanese “to continue to hope and to find again the strength and energy needed to start over.”

In a 5-4 decision today, the Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana law requiring that doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals could not stand.

Dr. Cynthia Thomas, president of St. Mary’s Dominican High School for more than 20 years, will receive the 2018 St. Martin de Porres Award at the....

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The sacrament of marriage cannot be “improvised” but must be prepared for, nourished and supported during the couple’s journey, Pope Francis said.

WASHINGTON (CNS) – Rancor in politics, especially these days, may be the norm, but a nationwide effort is underway to remind people that civility in political discussions is a virtue.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) ­– To proclaim the Gospel message of hope, the Catholic Church in the Amazon must open new paths of evangelization in the region, including by instituting new ministries for lay men and women, the Synod of Bishops said.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) –The first week of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon saw support for the priestly ordination of married indigenous men, impassioned pleas for respect for indigenous culture and denunciations of violence against the earth.

During the summer, I had a wonderful opportunity to travel with a small group of Maryknoll missioners from across the country on an immersion trip to Guatemala.

LIMA, Peru (CNS) – When Pope Francis came face to face with more than 2,000 Amazonian indigenous people in Peru in January 2018, he told them the place where they live is holy ground, and that they and the Amazon region are important to the Catholic Church and the entire world.

The four Catholic Lasallian Schools of the San Francisco New Orleans District held their third annual educational convocation, “NOLAsallians,” Aug. 30 at St. Paul’s School. Roy Tetifils, a Catholic psychotherapist with 25 years of youth experience, was keynote speaker.

WASHINGTON (CNS) – Three U.S. bishops’ committee chairmen have called on the nation’s elected officials “to exert leadership in seeking to heal the wounds” of the country caused by the Aug. 3-4 mass shootings and urged an end to hateful rhetoric many see as a factor in the violence particularly in Texas.