The Feast of the Holy Family is a movable feast, meaning it is always celebrated on the Sunday after Christmas. This special feast of the Christmas season honors the Holy Family as a model for all ...

Probably the most common starter for prayers of supplication is the desire for physical goods. Humans are covetous, and children especially so. As a parent, one must be careful not to discourage a ...

Pictured above: The award recipients gather for a group photo inside St. Paul the Apostle Church in New Orleans on Nov. 4. (Photo by Raquel Derganz Baker) The recipients of the 2023 “Mrs. Sophie Marie ...

As the first Christmas of World War I approached, Pope Benedict XV on Dec. 7, 1914, asked the leaders of all warring governments to agree to an official ceasefire. He begged “that the guns may fall ...

Today we begin a new liturgical year with the season of Advent, a time of waiting and hope. It is a moment to prepare our hearts to welcome Jesus, who comes to meet us in three ways: in history, in ...

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has established a protocol to deal with situations of extraordinary malice and assaults of the devil and the other demons, of either a person or a place. The protocol ...

New Orleans, LA – December 12, 2025 – The U.S. Catholic Church’s eleventh annual Giving Day raised $26,679,467 through #iGiveCatholic – a 14% increase over 2024. The event united 64,105 donors in all ...

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, As I write to you, our team is preparing for the Confirmation Hearing for our Chapter 11 Reorganization. That is set to begin on Monday and continue over the ...

Father Bernie Terrebonne, Pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, Pearl River, has requested retirement due to health, effective Dec. 1, 2017. We are very grateful to Father Bernie for his 40 years of ...

Today, the Church invites us to meditate on the mystery of death and eternal life as we remember our loved ones who have departed. This is not a day of sorrow but of hope because we trust in Christ’s ...

Today, on this penultimate Sunday of Ordinary Time, the liturgy invites us to reflect on the final judgment, the end of times, and the justice of God. The readings speak to us about how we should live ...

HOLY CROSS SCHOOL, 5500 Paris Ave., New Orleans – Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1849, Holy Cross School has the mission of educating the entire student – mind, heart, body and soul. For ...