The Mass began at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in New Orleans, but moved to St. Francis Xavier in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The Mass is held the first Sunday of each month at 2 p.m.

Francis Xavier Seelos, whom Pope John Paul II beatified in St. Peter's Square in Rome on April 9, 2000, is often viewed as a New Orleanian who is on the threshold of sainthood.

Former St. Francis Xavier School music teacher Mark Richards, 63, was fired after more than two decades at the school ...

Mark Richards taught at St. Francis Xavier for years. ... THEY STRESS THEY LOVE THIS SCHOOL AND CHURCH, ... NEW ORLEANS — A longtime Catholic school music teacher beloved by parents is out of a ...

NEW MILFORD -- Growing up Roman Catholic, Rev. Thomas Washburn of St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church never felt called to ministry. Indeed, in his early college years, he studied psychology ...