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Uriel Durr always has had what the world might consider a simple faith: Straight and to the point.

During two months of social isolation, the work of American business has migrated, ready or not, into the home.

Luis Campuzano, a native of Honduras, was nothing if not a diligent worker. 

What’s a life worth? It’s impossible to answer that question with a dollar figure, because if we as Catholics uphold the dignity of life in all of its aspects, then the sexual abuse of a child by anyone, much less by a trusted figure of authority and of the faith, is an abominable evil that never could be salved by the balm of a check.     

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

David and Kate Dawson have seven children, ages 1 to 12, with an eighth on the way at the end of July.

The phenomenon initially sprouted in Italy, one of the first nations in the developed world to require strict quarantine measures in a “what-else-do-we-have-to-lose” tactic against the spread of the coronavirus.  

Darkness covered Warsaw in January 1945. Six years earlier, in 1939, Hitler had stormed into Poland.

​​​​​​​For someone who has the rare ability to reduce the mysterious power of natural disasters and viral pandemics to amazingly digestible bites...

Craig Taffaro Jr. was ordained for the Archdiocese of New Orleans in 2018 as a permanent deacon, but in many ways, his life as a Catholic may be defined...

It’s an “Only in America” story on steroids, sprinkled liberally with a few gallons of holy water.

A few years ago when the Archdiocese of New Orleans was hosting a Morning of Men’s Spirituality, one of the organizers...

Gary LeBlanc was sitting in a chair outside a priest’s office. His life had cratered. His marriage was about as down the drain as the morning coffee grounds. 

​​​​​​​The odds were excellent that Louisiana, designated by many as the “most pro-life state” in the nation, would be the main protagonist in the most important abortion industry case to be heard in years by the U.S. Supreme Court...

The words “human trafficking” often evoke images of Asian, Russian or Filipino girls being smuggled across the country in chains for forced sexual encounters.

Dr. Ansel Augustine was minding his own business – navigating potholes while driving to a Saints’ preseason game last August....

As I watched the Super Bowl halftime show last Sunday, there was an eerie visual, and, no, I’m not talking about the pole dancing or wardrobe malfunctions....

Maureen Wright considered herself one of those blessed Catholics who had just about everything – a loving husband, a beautiful daughter and enough scientific degrees that with any .....

Story and Photo By Peter Finney Jr., Clarion Herald Commentary Not surprisingly, our children and grandchildren have it all figured out. Last year, the Clarion Herald thought it would be....

A few months after Archbishop Gregory Aymond returned to New Orleans in 2009, he took a look at the end-of-the-year work schedule for those serving in....