As spring break begins, the 7-month wait will finally end for Loyola’s New Orleans Ignacio Volunteers.The Ignacio Volunteer program, nicknamed Iggy Vols, is an international and domestic service...

With Lent nearing its end, Loyola students are gearing up for Easter, with different denominations of Christianity celebrating in varied ways. The holiday is celebrated 40 days after Lent begins,...

Saint. Anarchist. Activist. Opinions about Dorothy Day vary widely, but a new book by her granddaughter, Kate Hennessy, is shedding some light on the controversial Catholic figure.Hennessy’s presentation...

Lent, a spiritual observance popular in Catholicism and some sects of Christianity, is no longer being celebrated only by religious adherents.The season asks followers to fast or forgo some sort of luxury...

This week, 190 million people around the world celebrated Nowruz — literally, “New Day,” — the traditional Persian New Year. Behrooz Moazami, the Patrick G. O’Keefe Distinguished Professor...

Loyola students spent last weekend celebrating both St. Patrick’s Day and St. Joseph’s Day as New Orleanians do best: attending parades. Block parties and parades rolling in different areas...

On Friday, March 3, The Hindu Temple New Orleans hosted a second Maha Shivratri event. "The Great Night of Shiva" celebration followed a worship service held the previous Friday. ...

Every few years, St. Patrick's Day falls on a Friday in Lent, forcing Catholics to choose between fasting from meat and celebrating the holiday with a corned beef dinner.Thankfully, this year, area Catholics...

Loyola’s Genesis Gospel Choir performed with some special out-of-town guests this week at its annual gospel festival. The Loyola Gospel Festival featured Voices of Imani, a student-based choir that...

Every Friday until Easter, churches across New Orleans will hold "fish fries," gatherings where meatless meals are served during the fasting season of Lent. Click through the map or see our list below...