Prayers were offered for the Chicago-born pontiff during the service, and New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond used the ...

The 1900 U.S. Census shows Joseph and Louise living in New Orleans’ 7th Ward with two children. Both were recorded as Black in the 1900 census. However, a 1910 census places them in the 5th Ward and ...

NEW ORLEANS — A special memorial service for Pope Francis will be held at St. Louis Cathedral on Wednesday The memorial begins at noon. Pope Francis was the first Latin American pontiff in history.

The first American Pope was elected to lead the Catholic Church on Thursday, and the Catholic Community in New Orleans is ...

As the centerpiece of the French Quarter, St. Louis Cathedral is one of New Orleans' most recognizable landmarks. The oldest Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States, St. Louis ...

Jules Lion, who was born in Paris in 1810, came to New Orleans as a master lithographer. It was his mastery of daguerreotype, however, that caught the city’s attention. “His introduction of the ...