What is the meaning behind the tiles in the sidewalk on Chartres Street near the Old Ursuline Convent that spell out “Archeveche”? Archevêché is a French word that has come to mean either ...
Original student artwork showcasing what it means to be Catholic in New Orleans is on display at the Old Ursuline Convent Museum this summer. The Catholic Cultural Heritage Center’s inaugural Catholic ...
At the Old Ursuline Convent Museum, part of the Archdiocese of New Orleans Catholic Cultural Heritage Center, guests previewed the exhibition, “One Heart, One Soul — The Life and Legacy of Henriette ...
NEW ORLEANS — "At long last, here they are," said Monsignor Crosby W. Kern of the 37 meticulously made glass and marble mosaics lining rooms of the Old Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter. "I've ...
In Louisiana, there are lots of historic buildings and homes, and some of these structures' history span all the way back to when Louisiana was still under French rule. A plethora of knowledge ...
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — New Orleans Fashion Week officially kicks off Friday, Sept. 12, with a special exhibit and fashion show at the Old Ursuline Convent Museum. The show will feature some of Saints ...
A new exhibit at the Old Ursuline Convent Museum traces the Pope’s Creole ancestry through centuries of New Orleans church records ...
That’s when an Ursuline nun in New Orleans, short of teachers, wrote a cousin who was at an Ursuline convent in France, seeking reinforcements. When the French nun was told she needed approval from ...
New Orleans is located along the Mississippi River in Louisiana. It’s one of the most historic and beautiful cities in the US, with a past that’s proudly on display through many beautiful old ...
Reachable via the Riverfront Streetcar to the Dumaine Station, The St. Louis Cathedral is free and open to the public every ...