In its 85 years of operation, The Catholic Book Store has survived fire, flood and the colossal power and quick-twitch convenience of Amazon. Now, it is poised to close.

The second collection at all Masses Feb. 24-25 will be taken up for Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans. 

The pervasive “myth” that there is conflict between science and faith was turned on its head at a recent symposium attended by 240 Catholic high school students.

Ursuline Academy’s vibrant music program includes teaching violin to every third and fourth grader.

This month, we get a peek at the teaching vocation of Carmen Davis Foltz, the primary-grade religion teacher at Immaculate Conception School (ICS) in Marrero.

Msgr. Arthur Burton Calkins, a native of Pennsylvania who was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans in 1970, died Feb. 3 in Lake Charles. He was 78.

A talk by on a lesser-known apparition of Our Lady of Good Success by Dr. Marian T. Horvat will be held Feb. 24 at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Chapel, 4465 North Causeway Blvd., Covington.

Michael Forbes is using the Zoom rosary to pray for the conversion of Hollywood, which is a tall order considering Hollywood is the world's cultural trend-setter.

After being one another’s valentine for 55 years of marriage and counting, Pat and Verdell Heisser of Corpus Christi-Epiphany Parish know how to cook with love for themselves, their family and their many friends.

As we begin Lent 2024, Archbishop Aymond provides guidance on prayerful action.

Lenten offerings throughout the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

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More than 600 men are expected to participate in the 2024 Archdiocese of New Orleans Men’s Conference, “I Have Called You Friends,” Feb. 24 at St. Catherine of Siena.

Here's a handy list of fish fries hosted throughout the archdiocese. Is there a fish fry missing? Please send info to clarionherald@clarionherald.org.

Deacon Michael and Mable Taylor were privileged to host the Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima at their home recently. Celso Costa, a lay Catholic custodian of the Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima for America Needs Fatima TFP, brings the statue to homes throughout the area.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond encourages the Young Church to view their time of Lenten sacrifice and good works not as a burden, but as an opportunity.

The Social Justice Committee at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and the National Shrine of St. Jude is hosting a play about female incarceration. The committee works hard to help those in need.

An all-female rowing team at Xavier University of Louisiana is gaining popularity.

Good Shepherd School's expansion to a second campus in New Orleans is becoming a reality.

In the eyes of his singer-songwriter-actor son, the legacy of Harry Connick Sr. unfolded quietly, in the parking lot of a Lakeview grocery store.