St. Charles Borromeo spent this past year celebrating its 300th anniversary as a Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The celebration culminated Nov. 4 with a Mass, concelebrated by Archbishop Gregory Aymond, Father Dominic “Mixie” Arcuri, and other priests and deacons, and also the dedication of Ascension Plaza.

Catholic elementary and high schools are encouraged to shine a light on Catholic education – and those who make it possible – Nov. 12-18.

Eight teams representing schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans will gather Nov. 9-11 at the Cajundome in Lafayette to vie for one of four state volleyball titles.

The recipients of the 2023 “Mrs. Sophie Marie Watts Aramburo Awards” were recently announced by the archdiocese’s Office for Black Catholic Ministries.

Chalmette High School has been reassigned to the Catholic League by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association.

Parents and other supporters of Ascension of Our Lord School in LaPlace have launched a fundraising initiative to keep the school open in the 2024-25 school year and beyond.

The Nov. 4 parade and prayer service celebrating Black saints offered lessons on sainthood and updated attendees on New Orleans-born Mother Henriette Delille’s cause for canonization.

In his November column for Kids’ Clarion, Archbishop Gregory Aymond highlights Vocation Awareness Week, to be observed by Catholics across the nation from Nov. 5-11.

This afternoon, Dominican Father Augustine DeArmond led the traditional All Saints’ Day blessing of tombs at St. Patrick Cemeteries Nos. 1, 2 and 3.

The Second Harvest Reily Foods Kitchen needs volunteers Monday through Friday during the following four shifts: 6-9:15 a.m.; 8-11 a.m.; 9:45-11:45 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

After months of pastoral review, Archbishop Gregory Aymond today announced mergers that affect 13 parishes in the Archdiocese off New Orleans.

Betty-Ann Hickey, associate director of the archdiocesan Office of Worship, discusses how parishes guide families in preparing for the funeral of a loved one.

Abandoned society tombs at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 are the focus of a new restoration project that will have master craftsmen working alongside apprentices.

As autumn shifts our thoughts to those we have lost, Jordan Haddad, a professor of Dogmatic Theology at Notre Dame Seminary, reflects on his mother’s death and looks to Scripture and other written wisdom to navigate that most human of experiences: grief.

New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries and other local cemeteries list blessings of graves on Nov. 1.

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Letter to the Clarion Herald from Sister Marjorie Hebert, MSC, President/CEO of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans

Father Doug Brougher, who died Oct. 15 at the age of 86, was described a kind and compassionate priest who loved serving as a chaplain at Touro Infirmary for 37 years.

Ascension of Our Lord Catholic School in LaPlace will close at the end of the 2023-24 academic year because of low enrollment and rising operational and insurance costs.

Clarion Herald Prep writer Ron Brocato reports what high school enrollment figures released by the LHSAA Oct. 18 will mean in various sports.