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After Hurricane Katrina, 27 Catholic churches were closed, ... New Orleans. Closed: 2008. Was used for a time as headquarters of Helping Hands; Sold: 2019 for $800,000 to Prince Hall Grand Lodge, F.& ...
NEW ORLEANS -- The Archdiocese of New Orleans has formally closed seven historic Catholic parishes as a painful downsizing of the regional church in the wake of Hurricane Katrina nears completion.
New Orleans church closed during archdiocese reorganization after Katrina officially reopens ‘It gives me great joy that I return,’ pastor says By DELLA HASSELLE dhasselle@theadvocate.com ...
The New Orleans Archdiocese on Sunday announced it is closing and merging church parishes, according to The Advocate. The diocese faces economic challenges including at least $100 million in sex ...
New Orleans, La., Jan 7, 2009 / 17:00 pm Several Catholic parishioners in the Archdiocese of New Orleans who occupied two former churches to protest their closure were removed by police on Tuesday ...
EWTN News, Inc. is the world’s largest Catholic news ... the archdiocese merged 40 parishes and closed 27 of its churches. The New Orleans Archdiocese began an official pastoral planning ...
NEW ORLEANS -- Three years after they launched a desperate effort to save their Catholic parish from closure, members of historic St. Augustine Parish got official word Sunday (Mar. 1): They are ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities have expanded an investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include senior church officials suspected of shielding ...
People have been praying on these New Orleans pews since the 1800s. But only now, as a basilica, the church has a new mission. When the Pope visits New Orleans, chances are, he’ll stop by St ...