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.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church stands on Metairie Rd. in Metairie, La., Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. The Archdiocese of New Orleans announced they formally removed Deacon V.M. Wheeler from St ...

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

When George Smith was officially hired as the maintenance man at St. Francis Xavier Church and School on Metairie Road on May 16, his 86th birthday, the first thing a ...

New Orleans Archbishop, Catholic community react to death of Pope Francis By Thanh Truong and Sabrina Wilson Published : Apr. 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM CDT | Updated : Apr. 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM CDT ...

St. Francis Xavier is regarded as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Catholic missionary since St. Paul the Apostle. A new EWTN documentary explores the pivotal formative years of this co ...