New Orleans Archives

Historic New Orleans cathedral hauntingly quiet during private Mass

Mar 18, 2020

Inside the historic New Orleans cathedral, on the same spot where Mass has been celebrated since 1718, the Eucharist was being celebrated again, but this time without a single person sitting inside the 950-seat narthex.

By Peter Finney Jr.

Dad’s quest to find son’s killer shines light on prescription drug crisis

Mar 8, 2020

Dan Schneider’s 20-year mission to secure a resolution to his 22-year-old son’s murder and to protect young people like him has been transformed into a riveting Netflix documentary series titled simply, “The Pharmacist.”

By Peter Finney Jr.

NFL Saints backed by church in effort to keep emails secret

Feb 21, 2020

An attorney for New Orleans’s Catholic archdiocese Thursday strongly defended the New Orleans Saints’ behind-the-scenes help in dealing with the clergy sex abuse crisis, saying the legal effort to release hundreds of confidential emails between them is aimed at trying to shame those “who had the audacity” to back the church.

By Jim Mustian

NFL’s Saints head to court in Catholic Church email dispute

Feb 20, 2020

The New Orleans Saints headed to court Thursday in a bid to block the release of hundreds of confidential emails detailing the behind-the-scenes public relations work the team did for the area’s Roman Catholic archdiocese amid its sexual abuse crisis.

By Jim Mustian

Judge orders open hearing on NFL team’s emails with Church

Feb 13, 2020

News outlets and the public will be able to attend a hearing next week in New Orleans on the confidentiality of emails between Catholic officials and the city’s NFL franchise concerning clergy sex-abuse scandals.

By Kevin McGill

Media seek open hearing on NFL team’s emails with Church

Feb 13, 2020

New Orleans news outlets were set to argue Thursday for an open hearing on the confidentiality of emails between Catholic officials and the city’s NFL franchise concerning clergy sex-abuse scandals.

By Kevin McGill