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Parishes are signing up parishioners to attend weekday and Sunday Masses – with no more than 10 people in the congregation – as the hunger for the Eucharist grows.

The Office of Catholics Schools (OCS) of the Archdiocese of New Orleans announced April 29 that its elementary and high schools would not return to traditional classroom instructions...

As the dreadful coronavirus pandemic clearly illustrates: Life is fragile.

When one has spent the better part of the last month living in solitude, reflection comes painfully easy.

Sister of Christian Charity Mary Eileen O’Connor, who dedicated 75 years of her life as a professed woman religious, died April 14 at Sacred Heart Convent, Wilmette, Illinois. She was 101.

Sacred Heart Brother Lee Barker, a native of Thibodaux who served for 73 years in religious life, died March 25 in Mobile, Alabama. He was 92 years old.

Although it’s been closed to the public since March 17, Café Reconcile, the locally acclaimed lunch spot at 1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., has tenaciously kept its kitchen open...

Catholic school campuses will be closed for the remainder of the school year. Remote learning will continue according to each school’s calendar. 

Dear Seniors, I see you. I see your disappointment and your frustration as you complete the final days of your last school year in isolation.

Some people have used the break in routine precipitated by the stay-at-home coronavirus mandates to read the three or four books they’ve always wanted but never had the time to read.

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Archdiocese of New Orleans and 50 other Catholic dioceses across the U.S. and in Puerto Rico will celebrate #GivingTuesdayNow on Tuesday, May 5.

While it is a gift to have unexpected family time, honestly, it is also a challenge. 

Humanity has failed to take care of the earth and its inhabitants, sinning against God and his gift of creation, Pope Francis said.

Inside Jefferson Healthcare Center in Jefferson, the Calis – Elizabeth and Joe – were known as the “choo choo train.”

Rather than reinvent the wheel, the Clarion Herald is delighted to offer the most comprehensive and accurate list of New Orleans-area restaurants...

Wearing his black cassock, Father Bryan Howard moved quickly from trunk to trunk  depositing bags of groceries as cars rolled into the Our Lady of Lourdes Church parking lot April 24...

Although they sorely miss seeing their friends at the well-attended Masses and spiritual retreats that normally take place at their home base near Covington...

​​​​​​​This has been a challenging time for all of us, which leaves us at times with more questions than answers.

I  write four weeks before you read. Sometimes this makes a difference. Last time I wrote, it was thoughts on Easter.

Father Horace Louis (H.L.) Brignac Jr., pastor of St. Raphael the Archangel Parish in New Orleans from 1994 until his retirement just after Hurricane Katrina, died April 15 at the age of 85.