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December 23, 2009

First Christmas message from New Orleans Archbishop | WWL - AM870

The new Archbishop of New Orleans, Gregory Aymond, has issued a Christmas message of peace and love to the Archdiocese.

J-Grad works to keep Jewish grads in New Orleans | Daily World

J-Grad is the latest in a series of aggressive recruiting efforts to reinvigorate the Jewish community since Katrina drove off an estimated 30 percent of its population.

Congo Square Gospel Fest New Orleans | OBCM-no.org

The 2009 Gospel Fest sponsored by the Office of Black Catholic Ministries will take place Sunday, September 20, 2009 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Congo Square (Louis Armstrong Park). The Gospel Fest will feature over fifteen choirs, vendors selling beverages, food, goodies and specialty items of all sorts. Parish organizations can become vendors as a fundraiser for their organization or ministry.

Hurricane Katrina blossoms an unusual Reform-Orthodox partnership | JTA - Jewish & Israel News | Jewish Telegraphic Agency

An act of compassion to help a fellow congregation in need during the chaos following Hurricane Katrina has evolved over the course of four years into an unusual partnership spanning a Jewish religious divide...

Catholic Schools Are Saving New Orleans' Children | Catholic Online

Since all the public schools in New Orleans have been officially pronounced "failing," parents have been moving their children to charter schools and private schools, but above all to Catholic schools, where 60 percent of the 40,000 students are non-Catholic...

New Orleans Catholics angry as archdiocese tries to redirect aid | USATODAY.com

The Archdiocese of New Orleans said it is seeking federal permission to redirect federal storm compensation money, almost $11 million in compensation, from their wrecked schools that was hard-hit by Hurricane Katrina to school construction in two suburban parishes.

Slaying of pastor, wife may be a case of witness intimidation | News for New Orleans, Louisiana | Top Stories | News and Weather for New Orleans | wwltv.com

New Orleans police have confirmed that the grandson of an elderly pastor and his wife who were killed Sunday was the victim of a kidnapping six months ago and was ready to testify in that case.

Freedom Reigns In Louisiana Classrooms

The Louisiana Science Education Act allows objective discussion in public school classrooms on subjects such as evolution, global warming, and human cloning. The “Science Education Act” is the latest measure in a series of “Academic Freedom” bills that have swept across Louisiana, Missouri, Alabama, and Michigan. READ STORY

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