VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The funeral Mass of Pope Francis will be celebrated April 26 in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, will ...

The chess team of St. Catherine of Siena School, coached by Chris McKinnie, won the Louisiana State Scholastic Chess Championships in May, led by third-grader Andrew Ochs, who captured the ...

As Catholics, the Easter season reminds us of the possibility of renewal, resurrection hope and ever-present peace. Usually, the story of resurrection and rebirth is present in my mind, especially as ...

But in many ways for me, the church has been the place where my life, the family my wife and I have grown and our extended families have been marked through the sacraments – baptisms, confirmations, ...

For many years St. Christopher School in Metairie has participated in Cross Catholic Outreach’s “Box of Joy” program to send Christmas gifts to children in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Centuries of experience dealing with the death, or occasional resignation, of a pope has left the Catholic Church with thorough instructions detailing who has responsibility for ...

It is with great hope that I write to share with you that the Archdiocese of New Orleans and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors have reached a Memorandum of Understanding to settle our ...

During Black History Month, a local group of Catholic high school students wanted to share facts about Black historical figures during the morning announcements. Their first choice was Emmett Till, ...

The New Orleans Keep Christ in Christmas Committee has placed 59 billboards throughout the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Here is a list of locations: Marquette Council Knights of Columbus 1437, 916 ...

When middle-school parents and faculty at St. Andrew the Apostle School in Algiers found out the Community Center for Life in Gretna was in desperate need of diapers because a long-time supplier could ...

Time is a funny thing. It’s often not until we look back at artifacts – pictures, writing, artwork – that we truly understand growth and the passage of time. The monotony of packing lunches, reminders ...

In prayer, piety and liturgy, God is referred to as “Father.” This empowers us to use our most noble understanding of parenthood to better understand God. From there we are free to use the ...