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On the first day of classes for Archbishop Rummel’s eighth and ninth graders, Deacon Andrew Gutierrez, class of 2011, addressed the young Raiders about the Feast of the Assumption of Mary and why it was a holy day of obligation. Deacon Gutierrez explained all aspects of the Mass and answered questions.

Since the spring, exterior bricks have been restored and the building’s facade has been changed to create a more modern and appealing look. An elevator shaft and a second stairwell were added along with new bathrooms. Also added were a patio and covered breezeway that surrounds the building and provides shelter from the rain during inclement weather.

On Saturday, July 28, the Lasallian district of the San Francisco New Orleans Brothers of Christian Schools celebrated multiple anniversaries of the Brothers of Christian Schools.

The Christ in Christmas Committee has begun preparations for its annual “Keep Christ in Christmas” billboard and yard flag campaign throughout the Archdiocese of New Orleans and beyond.

New Orleans, LA (August 24, 2018) – “After reaching out to the family and attorney daily, we are delighted they have accepted our offer to meet, and we look forward to reaching a resolution. Our goal has always been to welcome the girls back to Christ the King Elementary School as soon as possible.

In its 53rd year of fielding a football team, Archbishop Shaw High will finally play “home” football games at its real home.

It is important that we as a church – the people of God – pray for those in leadership that they will be people of integrity and faithful to the promises they have made to Christ and to the church.

“Everyone has someone they know with special learning needs,” said Kirsch J. Wilberg, principal of Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Belle Chasse. Because of this, Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) will begin a pilot program of inclusion in the 2018-19 school year. It’s called the Hornets Exceptional Learning Program (or HELP) and is open to students in second through fifth grades with mild or moderate learning exceptionalities such as ADHD, autism, dyslexia, developmental delay and Down syndrome.

The Good Shepherd Nativity Mission School, founded in 2001 by the late Jesuit Father Harry Tompson to provide a Catholic education to New Orleans’ most underserved children, will welcome nearly 300 students to its new and expanded Gentilly campus Aug. 21.