Michael Vocke was 33-100ths of a second away from becoming the greatest Louisiana high school 1,600-meter runner of all time at the Class 5A portion of the State Track and Field Championships on May 4.

Jesuit eighth grader Anthony Amadeo III and Archbishop Chapelle senior Morgan Gaudet have been named 2024 Louisiana Catholic Students of the Year.

Father Billy O’Riordan was awarded the Blessed Michael McGivney Award on May 4 at the 119th Annual State Convention of the Knights of Columbus.

There was a strong turnout from the archdiocese on Faithful Citizenship Day, which encouraged Catholics to speak to legislators about a consistent life ethic. 

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Ann Smart, a beloved science teacher of 45 years and the 'bedrock' of Cabrini High School's faculty, will retire at the end of the school year.

Brother Martin senior Jayden Hall has been named one of 126 “National STEM Champions” for inventing a smart shoe called the TheraSole.

Congregation of St. Joseph Sister Anne died April 8 at Mount St. Mary Convent in Wichita, Kansas. Her Funeral Mass was celebrated April 13.

The French-founded Holy Cross family of priests, brothers and sisters – and those who have been served by them – will celebrate the 175th anniversary of their arrival in Louisiana with an April 28 Mass at St. Louis Cathedral.

This month, Kids’ Clarion meets Cynthia Joseph Johnson, the kindergarten teacher at The Good Shepherd School in New Orleans.

Springtime means first holy Communion season. The Clarion Herald got a glimpse of the celebration at Holy Name of Jesus Church in New Orleans.

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Kids’ Clarion visited the STREAM lab at Our Lady of Prompt Succor School in Chalmette to learn about the fun ways children are honing their designing and engineering skills.

St. Benedict the Poor students used bold acrylics and their imaginations to draw their image of how the church is the heart of the community.

St. Mary's Dominican High School's "Ultraviolet" robotics team makes history as the first all-girls' team from the state to qualify for the world competition in Houston this month.

Archbishop Aymond shares invitation to New Orleans events as the southern "Juan Diego" pilgrimage of the National Eucharistic Revival passes through New Orleans June 7-9, 2024.

The annual Mass of Thanksgiving for priests, deacons and religious of the Archdiocese of New Orleans who are celebrating significant anniversaries of service will take place April 7 at 2:30 p.m. at St. Rita Church, 2729 Lowerline St., in New Orleans.

The 20224 Clarion Herald Elite Basketball Team was selected and photographed by sports editor Ron Brocato.

Archbishop Rummel teacher Denise Otillio helps students become better writers at the school’s new writing center. It’s open every day for help.

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