VATICAN CITY – In the days leading up to Pope Francis’ canonization of two of his predecessors in St. Peter’s Square, Romans were bracing for the arrival of as many as 3 million outsiders. Nineteen heads of state, 24 prime ministers and 23 government ministers from various countries are due in Rome April 27-28 for the canonization of Blessed John XXIII and Blessed John Paul II, Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said.

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Queridos hermanas, y hermanos en Cristo, Extiendo mis oraciones a todos nuestros fieles lectores del Clarion Herald, para que pasen sus Pascuas my bendecida. Que la festividad de la resurrección de Cristo pueda traerle esperanza, y paz renovada.

Segundo Domingo de Pascua 27 de Abril, 2014 Jn. 20:19-31 No voy  a centrar  este comentario sobre el Apóstol Tomás y sus dudas. Eso ya lo he escuchado demasiado. Uniendo el evangelio, con la primera lectura de los hechos de los Apóstoles (2:42-47), quiero mostrar la continuidad histórica irrompible en cuanto a los dones del resucitado para sus apóstoles, las enseñanzas de ellos a las gentes, la formas litúrgicas de celebrar estos misterios y la experiencia comunitaria que se comenzó ese dia de la resurrección y se continúa en la historia de la iglesia.

➤ Age: 20 ➤ Seminary year: Junior, St. Joseph Seminary College ➤ Home Parish: St. Clement of Rome ➤ Elementary School: St. Clement of Rome ➤ High School: Archbishop Rummel High School ➤ College: Louisiana State University ➤ Confirmation saint: St. Joseph ➤ Why did you choose this saint?

One month ago, I took part in one of the most fulfilling and challenging prayer journeys of my life. With a group of friends at college, I spent 33 days partaking in St. Louis de Montfort’s Total Consecration to Jesus through Our Lady.

The St. Augustine High School Marching 100 Brass Band took home the first- place prize and $10,000 worth of instruments at the third-annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation’s “Class Got Brass” competition March 23.

On April 7, Dominican’s Pro-Life Club had the honor of hosting Sister of St. Joseph Helen Prejean to speak to the student body. Sister Helen, an advocate for the abolition of the death penalty and author of the books, “Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States,” and “The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions,” spoke about her experiences counseling inmates on death row.

Eleven softball teams from schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans began their trek toward a possible state championship this week. Seven earned high enough seeds to play their bi-district round games on their home fields.

Former Cabrini track and field athlete Devinn Rolland displayed her unique ability by winning three individual events – the long jump and the 100- and 200-meter dashes – for the third consecutive year as Xavier University repeated as women’s team champion at the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Tad Gormley Stadium recently.

With the LHSAA state track and field championship meet in sight, local high school districts were set to stage their individual meets this week. The District 9-5A meet was scheduled to take place April 23 at Tad Gormley Stadium.

On the very day Blessed John Paul II is declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, some lucky person will go home with an artwork showing the holy father in the twilight of his life – his head bowed in prayer, his eyes crinkled shut, his hands clasped firmly on his famously simple crozier.

In officially opening the Ninth General Synod of the Archdiocese of New Orleans at the April 15 Chrism Mass, Archbishop Gregory Aymond offered Catholics packed inside St. Louis Cathedral an overview of the 14-month process of discernment and prayer but said the final outcome truly is in God’s hands.

New Orleans Pelicans coach Monty Williams identified a pressing need for next season – improved defense from the center position. “We would like to have a guy who, night in and night out, you don’t have to help as much on defense,” said Williams.

Author Annie Dillard has a popular quote: “We catch grace like a person filling a tin cup at a waterfall.” That quote intrigued and troubled me. I stuck it on my bulletin board, next to pictures of my kids, prayers for the canonization of Boys’ Town founder Father Edward Flanagan, and a picture of me with Sister Helen Prejean.

Jesus’ resurrection “isn’t the happy ending of a beautiful fairy tale, it isn’t the happy ending of a film,” but is the result of the loving intervention of God, who wanted to give humanity hope and salvation, Pope Francis said.

There are five members of the Synod Steering Team, which will oversee the details of the synod process. Here’s what they had to say following the Chrism Mass on April 15 when the synod was officially opened by Archbishop Gregory Aymond: P aul Breaux Leadership consultant Catholic Leadership Institute, Philadelphia “I’m just inspired and humbled.

The 12 members of the Synod Leadership Team will evaluate input gathered at consultative sessions throughout the Archdiocese of New Orleans as well as information provided by seven Foundational Ministry Focus teams.

When Archbishop Aymond suggested using an image of Louis IX, King of France, on the prayer card for the Ninth General Synod, I was intrigued. I don’t think that idea ever would have occurred to me, and I realized how little I knew about the patron of our archdiocese.

There was a lot of excitement inside the cathedral at the Chrism Mass when you explained what a synod is and then opened the synod process. Did you get a lot of comments? Yes, I did. There was a great deal of excitement and comments, first of all, about the large number of priests who were there.