Affirming the culture of life includes ending the death penalty, says New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond.

St. Pius X Parish in New Orleans has more than its fair share of 100-year-old-plus faithful. Today, we meet four of those proud centenarians.

In its ongoing Q&A series on Catholic elementary school educators, Kids’ Clarion meets Amy Provensal Schayot, the middle-school science teacher at St. Francis Xavier Elementary School in Metairie.

On “Legacy Sunday,” Catholic Community Foundation executive director Cory Howat asks Catholics to consider the fundamental role of the parish when reflecting on leaving a spiritual and material legacy.

Archbishop Aymond said Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 28-Feb. 3) is a wonderful time for the Young Church to thank their parents and teachers for the great gift of Catholic education.

In celebration of the upcoming Catholic Schools Week, special seating options are available to students, parents and teachers at the Jan. 26 New Orleans Pelicans-Oklahoma City Thunder basketball game.

St. Matthew the Apostle School in River Ridge approaches classroom instruction with “the four C’s” in mind – critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity.

On Jan. 20-21 at all Masses, a new annual initiative of the Catholic Community Foundation called Legacy Sunday will be introduced.

Mike Patin, the former director of the CYO Youth and Young Adult Ministry of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, was the keynote speaker at the annual Gulf Coast Faith Formation Conference Jan. 12.

This 20-page commemorative section by the Clarion Herald highlights the 100 years of selfless ministry of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Marianite Sister Mary Madonna Baudier became the first Catholic nun in Louisiana to become a doctor in 1979, and she has drawn little attention to her trailblazing role.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond selected a portrait by Diane St. Germain entitled "The Eucharist: The True Presence of Jesus Christ" for his 2023 Christmas card. The Slidell artist, a parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, took top honors in an art contest sponsored by the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

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A Catholic priest can bless a gay or other unmarried couple as long as it is not a formal liturgical blessing, a new Vatican document says.

Archbishop Aymond has made the following appointment.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond extends blessings of hope and peace to the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

A water-retention project initiated by the Congregation Sisters of St. Joseph and Architect David Waggoner more than a decade ago with the city of New Orleans is finally underway.

Sacred Heart Brother Ron Travers, the new executive director of the Office of Religious, formed a nine-member advisory Council of Religious to serve as a “sounding board” for the 53 religious communities serving the archdiocese.

Annual Gulf Coast Faith Formation Conference will be Jan. 12-13 at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner.

Archbishop Aymond has made the following immediate parish appointments of priests.