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13 hours agoPope Leo XIV announced Sunday he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodular lesion on his lung that was recently discovered during medical checks. -
16 hours agoPope Leo XIV on Saturday declared capital punishment ''inadmissible" as he marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty and his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by... -
yesterdayThe new Dean of the College of Cardinals is a media darling, but If the 2025 conclave teaches anything, it is that a media profile does not make a pope of a papabile.
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4 hours agoundefined Pope Leo XIV pictured on Oct. 1, 2026, praying a rosary for peace with hundreds of children in the Vatican Gardens. Bishops around the world are calling for prayers... -
4 hours agoundefined The chapel at Gemelli Hosptial in Rome bears the name and contains a relic of a pope who knew these corridors well: St. John Paul II. He and Pope Francis were both... -
12 hours agoundefined Appointed by Pope Francis as a Misssionary of Mercy, Father Thomas Petri hears confessions daily at his parish in Louisville, Kentucky. ...
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Photo AlbumsCollections of Photographs from around the Archdiocese of New ORleans
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FeaturesImportant News and Updates from the Local Catholic Church
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Archbishop Checchio Receives the Pallium from Pope Leo XIV
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From St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV presides at Holy Mass, with the blessing and imposition of the Pallia on new Metropolitan Archbishops
What is the pallium?
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Pope Leo Gifted with the Prayers and a "Taste" of New OrleansArchbishop Checchio and Mrs. Gayle Benson lead a delegation for a Papal Audience March 23During the audience with the Holy Father, Archbishop Checchio presented Pope Leo with a Spiritual Bouquet from the priests, deacons and Catholic school students of the Archdiocese of New Orleans that totaled tens of thousands of hours of prayer for Pope Leo and his intentions over the upcoming year. Along with the Spiritual Bouquet, the Holy Father received a “taste of New Orleans” as a gift from the local church.
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2026 St. Joseph AltarsSolemnity of St. Joseph is March 19Archbishop Checchio visited SIX area St. Joseph Altars on his first St. Joseph Day in New Orleans! Click the link below to view the photo gallery of the day's events!
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Did you know that Archbishop Checchio is the first Italian Archbishop of New Orleans? Watch his St. Joseph Day greeting online here!
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2026 Blue MassLet us pray in thanksgiving for our first responders and for their safety in the line of duty.On March 8, Archbishop Checchio celebrated the annual Blue Mass honoring Jefferson Parish first responders: police, fire department, EMTs, and all those who work every day to keep the community safe. Special thanks to the St. Catherine of Siena Knights of Columbus for coordinating the Mass.
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A Morning With Fr. Mike1000 catholic youth gathered for a special opportunity to hear fr. mike schmitzOne thousand youth, young adults and seminarians gathered at St. Catherine of Siena Church on Jan. 17 for a morning of Eucharistic Adoration, confession and to hear Father Mike Schmitz speak. Coadjutor Archbishop James Checchio, Archbishop Gregory Aymond and Archbishop Alfred Hughes along with 17 priests heard confession during adoration. The event was sponsored in coordination with Louisiana Right to Life, Regnum Christi and Archdiocese of New Orleans CYO and Young Adult Office.
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