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The response of Catholics to racism and racial injustice can lead to a watershed moment “if we put in the work we can do and put in the effort that needs to be undertaken,”...

​​​​​​​Benedictine Brother Joseph Boucher, a resident of St. Joseph Abbey, received some “lofty” inspiration when he conceived the design for his handcrafted tabletops.

A $20 million gift from an anonymous donor has become Xavier University of Louisiana’s largest private donation from an individual in the university's history.

“Face the Melody,” an original film written, directed, filmed and edited by Mount Carmel Academy students involved in the school’s WMCA club, recently won the “Audience Award” for “Best Short Film”...

Pope Francis called on young people to reach out to their grandparents or the elderly who may be lonely or on their own.

​​​​​​​The COVID-19 pandemic has created numerous challenges for families with school-age children.

More than 1,200 women worldwide gained a perspective on their unique role as females making a difference by viewing the livestream of the recent Lux Catholic Women’s Summit.

As we approach the beginning of the 2020-21 school year, our school leaders and their leadership teams are working diligently to prepare for new models of operating, teaching and learning.

Mental health is a topic on everyone’s minds as we endure a fifth month of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Subsidiarity is a $25 word that can be boiled down to this: Let those who are closest to a challenging situation make the decision that best suits their “local” situation.

When Jesuit High School closed its doors in mid-March in its initial response to the coronavirus pandemic, the school’s chaplain, Jesuit Father Kevin Dyer, walked through the empty hallways, struck by the eerie Lenten silence.     

Virtual run/walk events designed to build community, mobilize support for iconic St. Roch.

 Predictable daily schedules and regular routines help to keep the body clock running smoothly.

Parents of students in Catholic schools will be accommodated if they are not comfortable with a brick-and-mortar, in-school learning model when school starts in August.

Kirsch Wilberg, who served for the last four years as principal of Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Belle Chasse, has been named the new principal at Holy Name of Jesus School (HNJ) in New Orleans.

Maria Mateu Ward, a New Orleans native, has been named the new principal of St. Catherine of Siena School in Metairie.

The intimacy of being a smaller institution of higher learning is serving the University of Holy Cross very well as it anticipates the Aug. 24...

Dr. Elizabeth “Cissy” Cerise LaForge is the new head of school at St. Michael Special School.