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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday.

In an interview with Louisiana Considered, Jari Honora, a family historian at the Historic New Orleans Collection, shares what he uncovered about the pope’s Louisiana lineage.

New Orleans’ Catholic community is mourning the death of Pope Francis, who passed away Monday at age 88.

Political and religious leaders from across Louisiana are paying tribute to Pope Francis who died Easter Monday at the age of 88.

New Orleans native Mary Baudouin trekked across Capitol Hill last week to the offices of the top Republicans from Louisiana—House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy.

We’re looking to hear from Catholics and Presbyterians about how they’re spending Lent this year. Send Rosemary Westwood a voice memo to help her reporting.

As New Orleans church leaders braced for the fallout from publishing a list of predatory Catholic priests, they turned to an unlikely ally: the front office of the city’s NFL franchise.

In recent years, Catholic bishops have spent millions on campaigns to defeat abortion rights measures at the ballot box. This year, they're taking a dramatically different approach.

They were among thousands of Catholics who converged on the Mississippi River Aug. 14 and 15 for the Fête-Dieu du Mississippi. The two-day boat procession traveled down the river from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has filed for bankruptcy.The Chapter 11 reorganization was filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern…