Mass is celebrated in the parish hall at St. Augustine Catholic Church in New Orleans, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) ...

What can a fifth-century text by St. Augustine tell us about the priorities of the two most powerful American Catholics?

Parishoners hold a vigil Sunday, March 26, 2006, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in protest of the decision to close the parish by the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The decision was later reversed.