In order to provide pastoral governance for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Archbishop Aymond has made the following appointments, effective July 1, 2024.

Redemptorist Father Gerard “Gerry” LaPorte, who served in ministry for over five decades, died May 17 at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, Missouri. He was 85.

Hundreds of people flocked to St. Rita Church in New Orleans one 7 for the opening of a three-day series of events connected to the National Eucharistic Congress.

Eight Sisters of the Holy Family with a combined 530 years of religious service will celebrate their jubilees of profession June 8 at a 10 a.m. Mass at the Motherhouse Chapel in New Orleans.

Jesuit graduate Degan Dansereau Jr. and his lifelong family friend Carson Browne decided to tackle a significant challenge: raising funds to provide St. Michael Special School with a much-needed bus.

Deacon Dominic Njoku was ordained June 1 as a priest for the Josephite order by fellow Josephite, Bishop Emeritus John Ricard. He is among three new Josephites ordained in the past year. 

The Louisiana Senate followed the lead of the House of Representatives May 31 and voted to phase in state-funded Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) to help parents defray the cost of tuition for private or Catholic schools, home-schooling or tutoring.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond delivered the following homily at the Ordination Mass for Fathers Austin Barr, Jorge Gomez and Cuong Tran on June 1 at St. Louis Cathedral.

What if we let Mass transform our entire Sunday? What would that be like in today’s world? These are just two questions posed by author Danny Fitzpatrick during a May 8 meeting at St. Francis Xavier Church in Metairie.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond ordained three new priests – Father Austin Barr, Father Jorge Gomez and Father Cuong Minh Tran – for the archdiocese on June 1.

As final touches were being made to the new “Society of Arts and Crafts” tomb inside St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, it was hard to remember its deplorable shape just months earlier.

The Clarion Herald invited teachers retiring this month after 30 or more years of service to reflect on their vocation of Catholic education.

Every couple of weeks, Redemptorist Father Chung Cong Tran, the pastor of St. Alphonsus Parish in New Orleans, randomly shows up at the office of Mercy Sister Monica Ellerbusch with a thermos of freshly brewed, hot tea.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond will ordain three men as priests for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on June 1 at a 10 a.m. Mass of Ordination at St. Louis Cathedral.

Ann Lupo, chairman of the archdiocesan disabilities commission, said legal planning is “an essential topic for people who are living with disabilities and for parents with disabled children.”

Second Harvest Food Bank revealed on May 15 that a shocking one in seven – or 16.9% of Louisianans – is at risk of hunger.

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley was so impressed by a “60 Minutes” report on two St. Mary’s Academy graduates cracking the code on a trigonometric proof of the ancient Pythagorean Theorem that he has pledged $1 million to the school, the Birmingham (Alabama) News reported.

A women’s summit set for September will offer insights into three well-known areas of human struggle.

Gov. Jeff Landry rallied support Thursday at two Catholic schools for a plan to allow parents to use state money to choose the best school for their children.

The Department of Catholic Education and Faith Formation (DCEFF) held its quarterly school counselor’s meeting at the Waldo Burton Boys Home on South Carrollton Avenue.