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In front of pews filled with family, friends and parishioners from various parishes he has served in over the past few years, one young man was ordained by Archbishop Gregory Aymond to the priesthood May 31 at St. Louis Cathedral.

In reality, there are no lone rangers when it comes to explaining the mystery of a vocation to serve the church in ordained ministry or in religious life, Archbishop Gregory Aymond told the seven men he ordained June 14 to the permanent diaconate for the Archdiocese of New Orleans at St. Louis Cathedral.

Ever since his graduation from Notre Dame Seminary and his ordination to the transitional diaconate last December, Deacon Joseph Martello has been the first seminarian of the Archdiocese of New Orleans to fully experience the updated formation program in which a deacon spends the months before ordination to the priesthood exclusively focused on parish ministry.

Two hundred sixteen laypersons who have devoted themselves to the work of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of New Orleans were awarded the Order of St. Louis IX Medallion in ceremonies March 23.

Many Catholics make a special devotion on Good Friday by walking to nine churches to pray and reflect on the passion and death of Jesus Christ. This map provides a guide for a Good Friday pilgrimage, showing the location of 16 churches that can be used to make the walk. Feel free to make up your own devotional route.

The Holy Week schedule at churches in the CBD.

A list of the 600 individuals to enter the Catholic Church at Easter Vigil.

The Serra Clubs of New Orleans honored 77 young men and women as Altar Servers of the Year for the Archdiocese of New Orleans at a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Gregory Aymond at St. Rita Church, New Orleans.

If there is anything the storm-tossed parishioners of St. Anthony Parish in Lafitte know all too well, it is the importance of persevering in faith while they await the joy of rebirth.

Father Robert Cooper, pastor of Mary Queen of Peace (MQP) Church in Mandeville, stood in a flood-ravaged building in Marshall, North Carolina, on a bone-chilling cold day in December, and that’s all he could think: “This reminds me so much of Katrina.”

Two newly ordained transition deacons, Joseph Martello and Daniel Micah, said they truly felt God's presence during their Mass of Ordination Dec. 14 at St. Louis Cathedral.

As the weather cooled during the fall sports season, New Orleans-area Catholic schools turned up the heat as archdiocesan schools claimed five state championships in three varsity sports.