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On the night of Dec. 5, the parish and school community at St. Andrew the Apostle in Algiers made hosting an off-site caroling event for the victims of Hurricane Ida look easy.

Letter from Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond to clergy, religious and laity of the Archdiocese of New Orleans regarding the upcoming collection for religious on Dec. 11-12.

Redemptorist Father Allan Weinert, pastor of St. Alphonsus Parish in New Orleans, reflects on why it is important for priests to have a “learner‘s attitude” in today’s installment of “The Gift of Priesthood.”

The Clarion Herald's sports editor Ron Brocato has selected his picks for the 2021 Elite Volleyball Team.

Father Thomas Voorhies, pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Ville Platte, Diocese of Lafayette, contributed the following reflection about his priesthood for the Clarion Herald's special section “The Gift of Priesthood.” Priests and bishops across the state were invited to reflect on their priestly vocation.

The Clarion Herald celebrated “The Gift of Priesthood” in a special section that included columns by priests and bishops across the state. Here is a reflection from Father Willie Todd.

A Louisiana Right to Life exec is heartened that six Supreme Court justices asked questions that seemed to support Mississippi’s abortion ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

In the recent "The Gift of the Priesthood" section of the Clarion Herald, Jesuit Father Mark Thibodeaux, pastor at Holy Name of Jesus Church in New Orleans, says, "Everyone in the world is looking for someone who can help lift up the heaviness of the sacred story – lift it up to the heavens." The priest serves that role.

Events in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans through Dec. 17, 2021. Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org

Catholics in the Archdiocese of New Orleans share their views with a Lutheran pastor through the podcast “Sweet Jesus.”

New Catholic organization – the Troops of Saint George 2540 – on the northshore bonds fathers and sons while strengthening the faith.

Dr. RaeNell Houston, executive director of the Department of Catholic Education and Faith Formation, has been appointed to the NCEA's board of directors for a three-year term.

The Salesian province of St. Philip the Apostle recent celebration of profession and ordination anniversaries included two priests assigned to the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Father Jeffrey Starkovich, a priest who serves in the Diocese of Lake Charles, reflects on how his parishioners and brother priests helped him get through Hurricane Laura.

Retired Msgr. Allen J. Roy shared the blessings received in the sacrament of the sick by priests at St. John Vianney Villa recently in the Clarion Herald's “The Gift of Priesthood” special section. It included columns by priests and bishops of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and across the state of Louisiana.

The Clarion Herald celebrated “The Gift of Priesthood” in a special section that included columns by priests and bishops across the state. Here is a reflection from Father Mark Raphael.

For nearly 70 years, the Christ in Christmas Committee of New Orleans has sponsored billboards across the metropolitan New Orleans area with a simple message: “Keep Christ in Christmas.”

The Clarion Herald celebrated “The Gift of Priesthood” in a special section that included columns by priests and bishops across the state of Louisiana. Here is a reflection from Lake Charles Bishop Glen John Provost.

Dominican Father Philip Neri Powell reflects on the importance of a good homily in this latest installment of "The Gift of Priesthood."