With its above-ground tombs and historic cemetery architecture, New Orleans is a magnet for those around the world intrigued by the Catholic tradition of burial practices and the respect and memorialization afforded to the deceased.

Voting with an informed conscience is an important first step in exercising Catholic political responsibility.

With 60 archdiocesan schools in its lunch program, School Food and Nutrition Services has been working to upgrade students’ dining experiences.

In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, St. Catherine of Siena Church in Metairie organized a robust disaster relief effort to support affected communities in North Carolina.

As part of a gardening elective class, 22 middle school students from Holy Name of Jesus School in New Orleans took a field trip on Sept. 19 to Loyola University’s Azby Greenhouse, located on the rooftop of Monroe Hall.

Every October, the students at Our Lady of the Lake School in Mandeville participate in a living rosary.

Queridos hermanos: Hoy las lecturas nos invitan a reflexionar sobre el amor incondicional de Dios y su deseo de sanar y liberar a su pueblo.

Two years ago, my husband started attending Manresa, the all-male silent retreat house. Every time he returns, he mentions a priest who always says that one of the most important relationships in life is that of a father and daughter, and I wholeheartedly agree.

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St. Augustine High School held a ribbon cutting Oct. 17 to celebrate the completion of the Rigaud Health and Wellness Center, built in 14 months, to replace the gym that fell victim to a fire that engulfed the building on Nov. 25, 2021.

The death of local sportscaster Ed Daniels had a profound effect on the Allstate Sugar Bowl National Prep Basketball Classic, which was scheduled to be played at the multi-court Alario Center on Jan. 2-4, 2025.

Over the decades of my career as a sports writer, I’ve seen enough fantastical occurrences to write another book.

Meeting the pope is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I highly encourage anyone to seize the moment when presented with the chance. It is a transformational experience I will never forget.

When one of St. Margaret Mary Men’s Club Disaster Response Team’s leaders, Slidell City Councilman Bill Borchert, heard about the devastation that Hurricane Helene brought to North Carolina, he decided to go outside the team’s “comfort zone” to bring relief.

When All Saints Church’s Soulful Voices choir director Christopher Jackson was asked to represent Louisiana at the Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) Gospel Extravaganza in Washington, D.C., he was nothing short of “mind-blown.”

Priests of the Archdiocese of New Orleans gathered at the Cenacle on the Lake Oct. 17 for a workshop on how to use social media safely and effectively in their parishes.

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For the second consecutive year, approximately 100 religious women and men of the Archdiocese of New Orleans held a “Meet and Greet” celebration following the Oct. 20 evening Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Church.

One of the many blessings of my work as editor of a Catholic newspaper is to travel occasionally with members of the Archdiocese of New Orleans on pilgrimages to seminal Catholic sites across the world.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond will be the principal celebrant of the All Saints’ Day Mass Nov. 1 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 3368 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, followed by blessing of the graves across the street at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, 3421 Esplanade Ave.