The first people who need to be evangelized are Christians themselves, Pope Francis said.

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Un resumen de la reunión de la USCCB, del 14 al 16 de noviembre de 2023.

Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of the Archdiocese of New Orleans outlines his summary of the recent USCCB meeting of Nov. 14-16, 2023.

November 12, 2023 - 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 154 Wisdom 6:12-16 -- Psalm 63: :2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 -- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 -- Matthew 25:1-13

Members of the assembly said the (synod) process helped them experience the church as “God’s home and family, a Church that is closer to the lives of her people, less bureaucratic and more relational.”

“We ask the Lord for peace, so that people will no longer kill each other in wars” -- Pope Francis

Starting on Nov. 11, let’s join the patriotic movement led by Veterans for Peace to reclaim Armistice Day throughout the world, by saying no to more to war ... - Tony Magliano

October 29, 2023 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Lectionary: 148 Exodus 22:20-26; Psalm 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51; 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10 Matthew 22:34-40

“The first step in evangelizing,” the pope said, is to “fall head over heels” for Jesus ...

"Let us storm Heaven with ... prayers (of all kinds)... for peace between Israel and Hamas and all Palestinians. And for peace throughout the entire world." -- Tony Magliano

Casey and Kevin Sprehe, the new Domestic Church chair couple in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, speak at a recent organization meeting at St. Benilde. They invite Catholic married couples to join the movement.

Christian Brother Michael Joseph Livaudais, a graduate of Archbishop Rummel High School who served for 47 years in religious life, died Sept. 7 at the age of 74.

October 15, 2023 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 25:6-10a Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Philippians 4:12-14,19-20 Matthew 22:1-14 or 22:1-10

Principals and athletic directors cast votes at the Oct. 3 LHSAA meeting in Baton Rouge to determine which schools would be classified as select or non-select.

“I express my closeness to the families and victims,” Pope Francis said. “I am praying for them and for all who are living hours of terror and anguish.”

Father Billy O'Riordan led the Clarion Herald's pilgrimage to Ireland and Scotland and told heartwarming stories about his farming family and its love for horses.

Purposefully released on Oct. 4, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology, "Laudate Deum" boldly ... challenges us to get out of our comfort zones.

On Aug. 10, Sara Lavastida professed first vows to the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia and received the habit and a new name, Sister Naomi Grace.

Pope Francis stressed that “slavery, like colonialism, is not a thing of the past ...”