Infant Jesus of Prague Mission

The current Louisiana State budget being debated on the House floor leaves an $8.2 million deficit for nonpublic schools. You can help restore that funding by contacting your Representative.

Think Catholic religious women are a thing of the past? Think again! In our special coverage leading up to World Day of Prayer for Vocations on April 22, one woman's take-away from a meeting of young religious women.

For nearly 50 years, the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church on St. Bernard Ave. remained untouched until several weeks ago, when workers began the interior construction of the six apartments inside the church. Inside a small vault behind the church cornerstone – located to the left of the altar – workers found an 8-inch copper cylinder that served as a time capsule, which was sealed at the time of the church’s dedication. What happened next is a peak inside #NOLACatholic history.

On April 15, the first-ever collegiate chapter of the Knights of Peter Claver was established at New Orleans' own Xavier University of Louisiana.