We were a small parish carved out of a larger one. St. Henry was known as the “sliver by the river, but just as mighty oak ...

Earlier this month, St. Mark’s and St. Peter’s churches officially merged into a new parish — Holy Cross Church, taking its ...

Outside St. Peter Claver, Veronique Dorsey, the drummer for the gospel choir, said she hopes knowing the pope is descended from Black New Orleanians could broaden the church's appeal.

Outside St. Peter Claver, Veronique Dorsey, the drummer for the gospel choir, said she hopes knowing the pope is descended from Black New Orleanians could broaden the church’s appeal.

Outside St. Peter Claver, Veronique Dorsey, the drummer for the gospel choir, said she hopes knowing the pope is descended from Black New Orleanians could broaden the church's appeal. "I hope it will ...

A member of the Treme Brass Band plays during a concert marking the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Concert at the historically black St. Augustine Catholic Church in New Orleans, Louisiana ...

The Rev. Ajani Gibson, who heads the predominantly Black congregation at St. Peter Claver Church in New Orleans, said he sees the pope’s roots as a reaffirmation of African American influence on ...

The election of an American pope is giving the joke a fresh spin, says Father Ajani Gibson of St. Peter Claver Church. “Everyone is the pope’s cousin,” Father Gibson said.