The ''Clarion Herald'' is the official newspaper of the

Archdiocese of New Orleans The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans ( la, Archidioecesis Novae Aureliae, french: Archidiocèse de la Nouvelle-Orléans, es, Arquidiócesis de Nueva Orleans) is an ecclesiastical division of the Roman Catholic Church spanning Jefferso ...

Description

The stated mission of the ''Clarion Herald'' is to chronicle the activities and events of local church parishes around the Archdiocese. However, the newspaper also functions as an outlet for editorials by the Archbishop of New Orleans and other leaders in the

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. The newspaper frequently publishes articles on controversial subjects, such as abortion and the priest abuse scandals. The newspaper typically promotes the official archdiocesan views on such subjects.

History

The creation of the ''Clarion Herald'' was authorized by Archbishop John Cody. The first issue was published on February 28, 1963. It is affiliated with the Catholic Media Association. The newspaper is published weekly and is available free of charge to parishioners in local churches throughout the Greater New Orleans Area. After Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans on August 28, 2005, publication of the newsletter ceased for a month and resumed on October 1, 2005. The newspaper extensively covered the recovery effort in all parishes in the New Orleans area. The ''Clarion Herald'' was previously published online in HTML format from 1999 to August 2005 and has since been published online in PDF format, in print, and online.

References

''Clarion Herald'' Online

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