A seemingly minor milestone achieved by three-year-old St. Thérèse of Lisieux taught a powerful lesson to students at St. Francis Xavier School in Metairie.

Xavier University and Ochsner Health will open its new medical school in Benson Tower, next to the Caesars Superdome.

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

"... what has been the overall response to all of this genocidal carnage? For the most part: Silence. Ongoing deadly silence!" - Tony Magliano, Making a Difference

Drafts can help you win Super Bowls and division titles, and they can also send coaches, general managers and scouts to the unemployment line.

“In a world where so many people boast about saying what they think, the temperate person prefers instead to think about what he or she says.” - Pope Francis

Most of us have heard the saying from Father Patrick Peyton: “The family that prays together, stays together.”

April 28, 2024 Fifth Sunday of Easter

La Palabra de Jesús, que permanece en nosotros y nos va “limpiando”, podando, purificando para que aumenten los frutos de Amor. De ahí la importancia del encuentro frecuente con la Palabra en nuestras celebraciones y en nuestra vida espiritual.

La guerra es a la vez una triste realidad y un síntoma de nuestra naturaleza humana caída. Los historiadores han designado dos guerras del siglo XX, como guerras “mundiales”, pero la amarga verdad es que la guerra global permanece con nosotros y, como ha dejado claro el Papa Francisco, representa un grito contra la humanidad que es siempre y en todas partes una derrota.

An open appeal for support regarding the "carnage occurring in the Middle East." -- Maryknoll Affiliates

Events in the Archdiocese from April 28-May 19, 2024 Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org NEXT ISSUE: MAY 11, 2024

Participants in the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis in July, and Catholics throughout the U.S., have the opportunity to obtain a plenary indulgence by participating in the events of the eucharistic revival.

Confidence is an acquired necessity in life, best built up from an early age.

Archbishop Rummel’s Caleb Curry wins the District 9-5A meet’s 110-meter event on April 18. And, Olivia Bordes escorts her Dominican teammate, Madigan Lee, to the finish line of the District 9-5A 400-meter dash.

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.

Newly discovered color photos of Bishop Harold Perry's 1966 ordination provide a window to the city's social justice struggles.

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.

New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson had a special present for Pope Francis when she met him April 12 in St. Peter's Square.