Pope Francis called on Muslims and Jews in the Holy Land to “moderation and dialogue” as tensions continued around a key site in Jerusalem that is sacred to members of both faiths. After reciting the Angelus July 23, the pope asked people gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the midday prayer to join him in asking the Lord to inspire reconciliation and peace in the region.

Ursuline Mu Alpha Theta: Calculus Integration winning seniors are, from left to right: Aimee Petitbon, Yasmeen Magharehabed, Meg MacLaren and Ingeborg Hyde. Eighteen Ursuline Academy students traveled to Baton Rouge to compete against hundreds of the top math students in the state at the Mu Alpha Theta state convention from March 30-April 1.

By Christine Bordelon Felicie “Phyl” Cornman knows well the anguish, the hurt, the confusion and the perceived shame of divorce. Two years ago, when she and her husband of 35 years divorced, Cornman looked for local support groups and resources on divorce and came up empty.

By Ed Daniels, Clarion Herald Sports You can’t blame him, not one bit. LSU head coach Ed Orgeron raised a few eyebrows when the school announced last week in a news release that the media would be barred from practice for the entire preseason.

Moments before his life would have ended in abortion, an unborn child got a reprieve By Christine Bordelon, Clarion Herald “The reality is David was seconds, literally, from not being here,” David Scotton’s biological mother Melissa is heard saying in the trailer to the pro-life documentary, “I Lived on Parker Avenue,” scheduled for viewing Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. at Jesuit High School.

It is not exactly the celestial event of a lifetime – after all, a total solar eclipse occurs somewhere in the world about every 18 months – but the total darkening of the sun by the moon’s shadow on Monday, Aug. 21, in a diagonal swath of the United States from Oregon through the Midwest to the sand dunes off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina – will bring with it an American flair for entrepreneurship and excess.

By Beth Donze The growing numbers of African-born clergy and religious ministering in the United States are at the “vanguard” of an important moment in both the American and worldwide church, said Jesuit Father Allan Deck, addressing about 80 members of this rapidly emerging demographic of church leaders gathered in New Orleans for the 18th annual convention of ACCCRUS – the African Conference of Catholic Clergy and Religious in the United States.

St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s student Gracee Reeves of Chalmette was named Lou Reilly Award winner for eighth-grade Spring sports in softball. The Lou Reilly Awards for sports are presented to athletes who continually try to improve their skills and who have listened to their coaches and teammates.

By Beth Donze Catechists at Catholic schools and parishes must continually ground their teachings in the awesome message that Jesus and his church are summoning their students to a “delicious banquet,” said Thomas Groome, addressing parish and school leaders in religious education and formation at the Summer Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership, held in June at Loyola University.

By Christine Bordelon “Physics is awesome. And when you get to chemistry, chemistry is awesome. What goes on in biological systems defies understanding sometimes. … We don’t know everything. Maybe we never will.” Dr. Stacy Trasancos spoke these words during her lecture, “These Thy Atoms: Beauty and Symmetry in Chemistry,” at “Foundations New Orleans,” a week-long seminar for Catholic high school religion and science teachers June 18-23, hosted by Notre Dame Seminary and St. Mary’s Dominican High School.

By Peter Finney Jr. Can you hear me now? For the last three years, Catholic Community Radio has gained a foothold at 690 on the AM dial, which many silver-haired locals who grew up in the 1960s will recall as WTIX, the New Orleans home of rock-and-roll known as “The Mighty 690.” Now WQNO 690 AM – creatively marketed by Catholic Community Radio as “The Almighty’s 690” – has something else to shout about.

New presidents School Sister of Notre Dame Margaret Mary Friesenhahn will serve as the religious head of school/president of St. Katharine Drexel Prep. Before coming to the Prep, Sister Margaret Mary was a school administrator and principal.

The other day I was doing some work in a coffee shop near campus when an older man came in. I didn’t pay much attention to him, but the table next to me had apparently been watching him while he was outside.

By Jessica Buckle Contributing writer During the spring of 2016, Ursuline’s religion department chair, Jonathan Baynham, had a vision for a service learning project that would somehow incorporate the school’s 3D printer.

De La Salle principal and head basketball coach Paul Kelly will receive one of eight prestigious annual honors at the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame inductions banquet, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Aug. 5.

The 2016-2017 Archdiocese of New Orleans Catholic Directory won a national second-place award from the Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada. The directory is a listing of all Catholic parishes, schools, churches, organizations and ministries.

Jean Gonzalez Catholic News Service ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) – The theme of the 12th National Black Catholic Congress July 6-9 in Orlando focused on a passage by Micah, known as the prophet of social justice, whose warnings and criticism of political corruption and urging of caring for the poor still ring true 2,700 years later.

Summer deadline (We’re biweekly): 10 days before each issue. calendar@clarionherald.org (504) area code unless noted July 22- Sept. 15 EVENTS ST. JUDE NOVENA , July 22-30, “What is Your Gift?” with speaker Deacon Jesse Watley, weekdays at 7 a.m., noon and 6 p.m., and weekends at 7 a.m., noon and 4 p.m., and Sundays at 7:30, 9:30 and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Anointing of the sick July 28 after each Mass.

By Tom Ryan A recent trip to visit students in Tanzania reminded me of a powerful image I once saw in the chapel of the Jesuit novitiate in Benin City, Nigeria (see image below). My first reaction was to notice that it portrayed Jesus as African and so it spoke to me of inculturation.

The chalice and glove of St. Padre Pio will be on display July 29 at St. Joan of Arc Church, 529 West 5th St., LaPlace. The Padre Pio Prayer Group of Cleveland, Ohio, is sponsoring the presentation. There will be a Mass celebrated at 4:30 p.m. by Father Terry O’Connell, a priest from Limerick, Ireland, who has custody of the glove.