While Pope Francis recovers in hospital, he is still managing to keep in touch with a parish in Gaza with daily phone calls to the priest and congregation there.

O'Connell spent more than 15 years at St. Frances X. Cabrini in South LA, where a garden in his honor was dedicated Feb. 9, 2025.

SHREVEPORT, LA – Major changes are coming to Catholic Churches in north Louisiana. Some churches will be closing. A letter ...