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Father Robert Cooper, pastor of  Divine Mercy Church in Kenner, writes to the Young Church about the Gospel reading for Sunday, Nov. 1: Matthew 5:1-12. This Gospel is commonly known as “The Beatitudes” and “The Sermon on the Mount.”

Parishes have begun to report damages from Hurricane Zeta. Send updates on parish damages to clarionherald@clarionherald.org.

Storytelling program brings Katrina home to students who had not yet been born

Archbishop Gregory Aymond congratulated Metairie native Amy Coney Barrett upon her appointment by the U.S. Senate as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Parishes have released their schedule of All Saints' Day/ All Souls' Day Masses and cemetery blessings.

On election day, all Catholics should speak up for the sanctity of human life when they enter the voting booth by voting yes to the Love Life Amendment.

Two hundred thirty-five laypersons were awarded the Order of St. Louis IX Medallion in ceremonies Oct. 18.

At the annual Mass for victims and survivors of violence Sunday at St. Louis Cathedral, Archbishop Gregory Aymond offered a message of consolation and hope to families who have experienced support ch tragic losses.

Loyola University New Orleans and Ochsner Health will partner on a bachelor of science program in nursing, beginning in the fall of 2021.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond offers a statement on church teaching regarding marriage and the Sacrament of matrimony.

Andrew Joseph III, a member of the first graduating class of the free-tuition Good Shepherd School in 2008, has become its first graduate to enter medical school.

Archbishop Aymond has called for a day of atonement, prayer and fasting on Friday, Oct. 23, for the victims of sexual abuse and for the healing of the archdiocese following the removal from ministry of two pastors.

The parish is nearing the end of a $1.2 million capital campaign to refurbish the church’s exterior, once beset by cracked, moisture-laden stucco walls and algae blooms.

Edgard's St. John the Baptist Church recently restored several statues to mark the church's 100th birthday. A Mass of celebration for the century milestone will be celebrated Oct. 25 at 10 a.m.

After a meeting of all priests of the Archdiocese of New Orleans today, the Council of Deans and the Presbyteral (Priests) Council said they "emphatically support Archbishop Aymond and his leadership of our local church."

The state swim meet Nov. 18-21 will be held in Shreveport due to hurricane recovery efforts in southwest Louisiana.

The Franciscan Friars of the St. John the Baptist Province released a list of friars with substantiated abuse allegations against them, some who served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

School families will have a nutritious, convenient and no-cost option during these trying times.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond visited Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Pearl River Oct. 10 to reconsecrate it and its new altar.

Nearly 200 laypersons prayed in front of Notre Dame Seminary Oct. 10 as a sign of support for priests and for those studying for the priesthood.