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Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, a pivotal event in the history of our salvation.

State and division championships were plentiful for New Orleans-area Catholic schools during the 2024-25 sports seasons as history tended to repeat itself.

Hoy celebramos la Solemnidad de la Ascensión del Señor, un evento que marca un momento culminante en la historia de nuestra salvación.

In a letter to the half-million Catholics of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Archbishop Gregory Aymond announced May 21 that the archdiocese and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, which represents survivors of clergy sexual abuse, have reached a “memorandum of understanding” to settle the archdiocesan bankruptcy, which has spanned more than five years.

La Arquidiócesis de Nueva Orleáns y el Comité Oficial de Acreedores sin Garantía han llegado a un Memorando de Entendimiento para resolver nuestra bancarrota que protege a nuestras parroquias y comienza a poner fin a los procedimientos.

Msgr. Doug Doussan is 90 now, but his 20-year-old memory of the second collection at St. Lawrence of Brindisi Church in the Watts section of Los Angeles a few weeks after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is proof of the presence of God through the work of human hands.

No matter how many distractions we have, we are always invited to put our eyes back on Jesus through gentle nudges. His love calls us closer, and his mother brings us closer to him.

Catholics were powerfully present at the Louisiana State Capitol in terms of numbers of attendees and their commitment to stand up for social justice issues during this year’s Faithful Citizenship Day.

In a world where children often have cell phones in their hands before they can read and write, the church has a particular challenge of encouraging them to embrace the meaning of the Eucharist and other sacraments, representatives of the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame told catechists in the Archdiocese of New Orleans May 1.

When I was praying through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, my spiritual director and I decided to pause for a couple of weeks during Advent so I could focus on the daily readings leading up to Christmas. During that time, I had such a profound moment in prayer with Mary.

Lottie was always a lap dog – even when she was 85 pounds. We always told each other: if she fits, she sits. The best cuddle-bug with an aggressive nose, always needing to be leaning or touching one of her humans.

The chess team of St. Catherine of Siena School, coached by Chris McKinnie, won the Louisiana State Scholastic Chess Championships in May, led by third-grader Andrew Ochs, who captured the kindergarten through fourth grade division for the second year in a row.

Over the course of the school year, students from the Academy of the Sacred Heart competed against other students in the New Orleans Academic Games League in hopes of qualifying for the national tournament, sponsored by the Academy Games League, in Washington, D.C.

With a huge and festive crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV led his first Sunday recitation of the “Regina Coeli” prayer and urged all Catholics to pray for vocations, especially to the priesthood and religious life.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Pope Leo XIV for his support of a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, and he invited the newly elected pontiff to visit the war-torn nation.

Dear Young Church, The end of the school year is quickly approaching, and I am sure that you are looking forward to some time of relaxation and fun during the summer months.

Pope Leo XIV asked journalists to be peacemakers by shunning prejudice and anger in their reporting, and he called for the release of journalists imprisoned for their work.

For the first time in school history, students at St. Thérèse Academy were able to receive first Communion on campus after going through sacramental preparation in their religion classes.