Official Website

     Official Website of St. Augustine Catholic Church in New Orleans

News Stories & Opinions

     Democracy Now: Historic African-American New Orleans Church Reopened After Weeks Of Protests & Rectory Sit-In (04/10/06)

     Catholic News Service: Archbishop reopens New Orleans church after dispute is resolved (04/10/06)

     WDSU: Historic St. Augustine Church Reopens (04/10/06)

     New Orleans Times-Picayune: St. Augustine Renewed (04/10/06)

     Associated Press, carried by CBS News, Baltimore Examiner, Boston Herald, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and others: Historic New Orleans Church Gets Reprieve (04/09/06)

     MSNBC: Historic black church preserved in New Orleans (04/09/06)

     New Orleans Voices for Peace: New Orleans' St. Augustine Parish reopens after protests (04/09/06)

     The Baton Rouge Advocate: St. Augustine parish in New Orleans reopens conditionally (04/09/06)

     WWLTV: St. Augustine Church in Treme to reopen (04/08/06)

     ABC 26 – WGNO: New Orleans' St. Augustine Parish Reopens After Protests (04/08/06)

     New Orleans Times-Picayune: Dozens Pray Outside St. Augustine - Former N.O. mayor offers his support" (04/03/06)

     MSNBC Nightly News: Test of Faith (Video) (04/02/06)

     Fluxview USA: Jesse Jackson , Al Sharpton at St. Augustine Church (Video) (03/31/06)

     Fluxview USA: St. Augustine Church Takeover (Video) (03/31/06)

     New Orleans Times-Picayune - Letter to the Editor: “Give church a chance” (03/31/06)

     New Orleans Times-Picayune: “Parishioners: Reopen Parish” (03/29/06)

     New Orleans Times-Picayune: Other Opinions – “Can church, archdiocese meet halfway?” by Michael Valentino (03/29/06)

     Fluxview USA: Occupied St. Augustine Press Conference (video) (03/29/06)

     CBS News: Archdiocese of New Orleans Closes Church (03/28/06)

     Gambit Weekly: Commentary: In Praise of St. Augustine (03/28/06)

     TPM Café: The Struggle for History and Culture in New Orleans (03/28/06)

     Houston Chronicle: "Archdiocese of New Orleans Closes Church" (03/27/06)

     New Orleans Times-Picayune: "St. Augustine Protest Vigil Goes On" (03/25/06)

     National Public Radio: "Black Catholics in Standoff over New Orleans Church" (Audio) (03/23/06)

     Los Angeles Times: "Aid Workers Rally to Side of a New Orleans Parish " (03/23/06)

     neworleansnarratives.com: "The Steeple of St. Augustine" (radio documentary)

     New Orleans Independent Media Center: St. Augustine's Final Service (photos of March 19th Mass) (03/21/06)

     New Orleans Times-Picayune: "Supporters of Parish Hold Fast" (3/21/06)

     The Washington Post: "Storied Church May Be Victim of Katrina" (3/19/06)

     MSNBC: New Orleans black parish faces uncertain future (3/13/06)

     Louisiana Weekly: "Sacred Ground" (3/6/06)

     National Public Radio: "Venerable New Orleans Parish Merged in Katrina's Wake" (audio clip) (3/01/06)

     Louisiana Weekly: "There Should Be a St. Augustine Parish" (2/27/06)

     New Orleans Times-Picayune: "St. Augustine Parish to close: Treme church holds rich history of New Orleans" (2/10/06)


New Orleans Culture & Tourism

     Jazz Mass at St. Augustine's - One of New Orleans' Best Kept Secrets

     Clarion Herald: "Archbishop Hughes Dedicates the Tomb of the Unknown Slave at St. Augustine; calls it `holy ground` "