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The death of Pope Francis during this Easter time gives us a good opportunity to prayerfully reflect on the mystery of death – in the life of Pope Francis and in our lives.

Little did Father Ekisa realize when Pope Francis was elected to succeed Pope Benedict XVI in 2013, he was about to receive an unexpected crash course not just in the law but also in mercy and forgiveness.

Sister of the Holy Family Mary Tekakwitha Vega (Teresita Lelia Vega), former congregational leader, died Feb. 19.

Sister of the Holy Family Elma Olivera, a former teacher and principal, died Feb. 16 . She was 95 and had served for 78 years in religious life.

Msgr. Bruce Miller, a retired priest of the Diocese of Alexandria and former academic dean at St. Joseph Seminary College, died Feb. 25 in Covington at the age of 73. A memorial Mass was celebrated March 6 at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Mandeville.

Matthew 18:20 states, “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I with them.” What better way to come together in faith than through the prayer of the rosary?

On April 2 St. Matthew the Apostle School (SMA)in River Ridge created an interactive Stations of the Cross for students in grades pre-K3 through seventh grade to walk through and experience in real time.

As Catholics, the Easter season reminds us of the possibility of renewal, resurrection hope and ever-present peace.

When middle-school parents and faculty at St. Andrew the Apostle School in Algiers found out the Community Center for Life in Gretna was in desperate need of diapers because a long-time supplier could no longer provide them, they sprang into action and organized a diaper drive during the month of March.

For the last three years, the seventh-grade students from St. Christopher the Martyr School in Metairie – with the help of their parents and a few volunteers – have been responsible for the school’s ornate St. Joseph altar.

The kindergarten classes of St. Clement of Rome School in Metairie cordially invite you to attend the wedding of the letters “Q” and “U.”

Even before the all-girls’ schools of the Archdiocese of New Orleans joined the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA), they were capable of beating the state’s best public schools.

Earth Day (April 22) is an excellent reminder for Catholics to reflect on Pope Francis’ famous environmental encyclical letter “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home”