St. Peter Parish in Covington is dedicated to blurring the lines that sometimes separate "school” and “parish” life. Today, more than 1,500 faithful of all ages, educational backgrounds and ministries came together for a campus wide eucharistic procession.

For years before she met her future husband, Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson was a regular lector at St. Louis Cathedral. She still is – and she explains why.

Dirk J. Wild, a parishioner of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Metairie, has been named the new chief financial officer of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Mount Carmel Academy senior Vivian DiSalvo learned the importance of valuing and protecting herself during the presentation "Protect Young Eyes (PYE)" by speaker Doug Crawford.

Author and 36-year education veteran Kim Bearden offered some communication tips to school administrators from the Archdiocese of New Orleans at their recent conference in Biloxi.

Faith and a giving community-spirit define St. Joan of Arc Parish over the past three-quarters of a century in LaPlace

Inspirational talks and live music were among the offerings enjoyed by nearly 500 teens at last Saturday’s NOLA Catholic Youth Conference at Jesuit High.

The Greater New Orleans Rosary Congress will kick off at St. Dominic Church in New Orleans on Saturday, Oct. 1.

Photo courtesy of Holy Name Society: Members of the Holy Name Society at Christ the King Parish in Terrytown gather to recite the rosary over WVOG 600-AM.

Elementary schools are invited to call on the services of the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ Mission Office for support on ways to foster their students’ baptismal calling to pray for – and with – their peers across the globe.

Covington-based artist Blair Gordy Piras created a striking new oil painting of St. Joan of Arc in concert with the 75th anniversary of St. Joan of Arc Parish in LaPlace.

The following Catholic Church parishes and other organizations affiliated with the Archdiocese of New Orleans offer food assistance to needy individuals.

Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish, in the St. Roch neighborhood, recently restored its mural and sanctuary. They will be rededicated Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. Mass.

A traveling paper doll helped members of the St. Pius X Church and School community stay connected with their parish family over the summer. Meet Flat Fr. Pat!

Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson, who is now safe in the United States after being held captive in Burkina Faso, Africa, for nearly five months, spoke to the Clarion Herald today about her ordeal and how her Catholic faith protected her during her trials.

The public is invited to the Sept. 21 book launch of “I Need Your Hello: Stories of Hope and Compassion from the Rebuild Center in New Orleans” – 45 uplifting accounts of one-on-one encounters with the city’s unhoused.

Jesuit Father Justin Daffron, interim president of Loyola University New Orleans, says former Mayor Moon Landrieu's leadership will go "down in history."

NOLA Catholic Parenting blogger/columnist Charla Misse tells us how her prayer life has matured.

Mark your calendars for the Sept. 9 free-admission day to see the new “Eternal Life” at the Old Ursuline Convent Museum in the French Quarter.

Local lawyer David Scotton's story of being adopted then meeting his birth parents has been made into the movie,"Lifemark," produced by Christian actor Kirk Cameron and Alex and Stephen Kendrick.