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September 8 is Mary's birthday! How will you celebrate?

How many of you have a Young Vincentian organization at school? If you do, take time to learn about the saint who started it all and whose feast day we celebrate on September 27!

The social media post asked parents and parishioners to pick a teacher and pray diligently for 30 straight days starting with the first day of school on Aug. 6. But much like a secret Santa, the person praying does not let the teacher know that they are praying for them individually. Participants were asked to “have faith that God would move in the teacher’s lives.”

Did you know the church teaches there are seven archangels who stand before the Lord in Heaven? Three of them are celebrated by the church today for their service to the Kingdom of God! And while you think you might now their stories, learn more about the archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael with us!

Padre Pio thought he was just a priest, and then one day, he received a mysterious gift: the stigmata! Want to learn more? Keep reading!

Did you know there was a time after Jesus's resurrection when Christians were persecuted for believing in Jesus Christ? Roman Emperor Constantine put an end to the persecution when he started believing, and it is his mother, St. Helena who went to Jerusalem and found the True Cross of Christ! Learn more about this great feast, celebrated on September 14!

When you walk into a church, you’ll notice two important pieces of furniture near the front: the altar and the ambo. They are two special tables where we are fed by God, not with regular food, but with something even better. Let’s take a closer look!

Mass is like a mystery story and there are clues all around you. It’s something amazing that you can explore. There is so much to learn and discover. Did you know that at Mass we use a special language that uses symbols to teach us about God?

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.

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.

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.

Thirty-three seventh graders from Ursuline Academy took a field trip to the Green Project M.E.S.S. Lab (math, English, social studies and science) in New Orleans on April 29 to learn about recycling and reselling used paint.

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.

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.”

Archbishop Aymond offers insight into the true meaning of Advent.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond writes to the young church, emphasizing the importance of remembering to give thanks to God during the Thanksgiving holiday.

The weekend of Dec. 7 and Dec. 8, parishes of the Archdiocese of New Orleans will take up the annual collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious.