Louisiana
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Georgia Bulletin Wins Three Catholic Press Awards
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 10, 2010The Georgia Bulletin earned three awards at the annual Catholic Media Convention held in New Orleans. The 2010 convention drew members of the Catholic Press Association and the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals to New Orleans June 2-4. The 2010 St. Francis de Sales Award, the highest award from the Catholic Press Association for […] Full Story
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Address to New Orleans Clergy: ‘The Alpha and Omega of Our Lives’
Published June 10, 2010
NEW ORLEANS—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory addressed the convocation of the bishops and priests of the Archdiocese of New Orleans on Sept. 17. Following is an excerpt from his talk, entitled “The Alpha and Omega of Our Lives.” In light of this current Year of Faith, which Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI introduced, to commemorate the 50th anniversary […] Full Story
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Curia meeting seen as way to give pope more input from ‘entire church’
By PETER FINNEY JR., Catholic News Service
Published April 1, 2010NEW ORLEANS (CNS)—Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, one of eight cardinals appointed by Pope Francis to advise him on possible reforms of the Roman Curia, said Sept. 18 he has received extensive feedback from cardinals and archbishops in the U.S. and Canada in preparation for an Oct. 1-3 meeting with the pope. In New Orleans […] Full Story
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Father Wiltz, Jesuit Retreat Director And Chef, Dies
Published November 29, 2007
Jesuits are urged to be men for others. And for Jesuit Father George Wiltz, that meant serving people around the altar as well as around a dining room table. Father Wiltz, a New Orleans native, lived his life as a Jesuit for 55 years, a priest for 40 years and as a Cajun chef. Father […] Full Story
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‘Women Of The Storm’ To Blitz Washington Again
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
Published September 14, 2006Anne Milling answered with delight a call late one July afternoon from a businessman she had tried to reach unsuccessfully since May. Her perseverance paid off, as the caller donated $25,000 to help her and nearly 130 other civic-minded New Orleans women of diverse races, ages and religions to head to Washington, D.C., for the […] Full Story
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New Orleans Parish Finds ‘Our Faith In Misery’
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
Published September 14, 2006Steven Madere drives 30 miles daily from the house he bought following Hurricane Katrina to Resurrection of Our Lord Church and School to assist Father Michael Joseph Vinh Nguyen as a volunteer in cleaning up, painting, landscaping and coordinating volunteers from across the nation as they help to rebuild nine parish buildings. Madere had had […] Full Story
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81-Year-Old Priest Happy He Can Serve Rebuilding Church
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
Published August 24, 2006A year ago, then 80-year-old Father Royce Mitchell walked in pitch-black darkness along I-610 for some three miles with thousands of others, carrying an overnight bag, praying and striving to support others while enduring a stifling sense of dread about the future. During the interstate exodus in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with everyone from […] Full Story
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New Orleans Archdiocese Increases Outreach To Hispanic Laborers
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
Published August 24, 2006At 6:15 a.m. Hispanic men gather in clusters and sit curbside chatting and eating tacos con huevos y frijoles being sold from the back of a sedan. Honduran native Wilfredo Quevara steps aside to describe the problems that he and other day laborers face getting paid for their construction work to help rebuild New Orleans. […] Full Story
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Famed Marching Band Returns With ‘Sweet Relief’
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published August 24, 2006It’s a sweltering hot Louisiana day in late July. The sun is beating down upon the heads of the 70 or so teenage boys standing on the asphalt across the street from their school. Their faces are set in determination, though beads of sweat trace lines down their foreheads and cheeks. As their instructors yell […] Full Story
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Efforts To Rebuild Start With Helping Of Soul Food
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published August 24, 2006Joron Smith shields his eyes from the glare of the sun and looks out onto an empty lot. The lot will soon be the site of his first home and with it, the culmination of the hopes, dreams and dedication of a humble man and his family. “You’re looking at a person who basically came […] Full Story
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Life Goes On For Close-Knit Parish
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published August 24, 2006Nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina left its heavy footprint on New Orleans, residents are finding a new sense of normalcy. Some are rebuilding while others have found new homes. But through it all, they have turned to their faith and their parish families for support. At St. Maria Goretti Parish in the heavily damaged […] Full Story
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Xavier President Says Recovery Is ‘Little By Little’
By PETER FINNEY JR.,CNS
Published December 15, 2005Like thousands of other New Orleanians, Norman Francis, the president of Xavier University, lost his house in Hurricane Katrina. He nearly lost the university he has led since 1968 and built into a national powerhouse. And now the man who arguably has done more than others over the last 40 years to change the face […] Full Story
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New Orleans Archdiocese To Set Up Satellite Schools
By PETER FINNEY JR., CNS
Published September 15, 2005The Archdiocese of New Orleans is planning to establish satellite elementary and secondary schools in communities where thousands of students have taken refuge to escape the ravages of Hurricane Katrina, according to the archdiocese’s superintendent of Catholic schools. Father William F. Maestri made the announcement at a Sept. 7 meeting, which drew an overflow crowd […] Full Story
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Atlanta Deacon Honored For Leadership
Published May 26, 2005
Deacon Alfred Mitchell, director for deacon personnel in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, was recently given a prestigious recognition at the national Association of Diaconate Directors. Nearly 300 diocesan deacon directors, spouses and staff attended the National Association of Diaconate Directors (NADD) 29th annual convention held at the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel April 13-16. NADD presented […] Full Story
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Archbishop Hughes Thanks Catholics For Generosity
Published April 15, 2005
Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes of New Orleans thanked American Catholics for their “outpouring of love and concern” for the church in New Orleans and neighboring dioceses following Hurricane Katrina. “Dioceses, parishes, lay organizations, corporations, individuals and even young schoolchildren have generously contributed thousands of hours of volunteer time and funds in excess of $12 million […] Full Story