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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

The Loyola community celebrates Loyola Week on campus with banners such as this one in November of 2010. Some of the activities during Loyola Week include a dodge ball game and a concert.

Loyola week events

Eloise Pickering, Assistant News Editor November 2, 2023

Loyola is hosting a week of events in honor of Loyola week. 11/4 Wolves on the Prowl Day of Service from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Good Shepherd School 11/5 Walking Pilgrimage of Churches 8:30...

Students sit in the Res Quad on March 29, 2022. A vigil will be held weekly for students in the res quad over situations in the Middle East.

Loyola hosts weekly vigil for community

Ava Acharya, Senior Staff Writer October 27, 2023

In response to the ongoing violence in the Middle East, Loyola will be holding a weekly open-mic vigil for students to share their thoughts and feelings surrounding the conflict. Ken Weber, Loyola’s...

Picture of the 12th floor in Buddig Hall. In 1968, an exorcism was performed on the eighth floor of the building.

Spooky Flashback: ‘Satan’ visits Buddig Hall

Vicki Salloum, Staff Writer, Spring 1974 October 27, 2023

EDITORS NOTE: This story was originally published on Feb. 14, 1974 by The Maroon following an exorcism on the eighth floor of Buddig Hall. The story has been republished in honor of the Halloween season. With...

Professor Alvaro Alcazar teaches Liberation Theology on Sept. 27, 2023. Alcazar teaches ideals of social justice in his classes.

From Exile to Educator: Loyola professor fosters social justice

Sophia Maxim, Design Chief October 20, 2023

After being tortured in and exiled from the Philippines for his political activism, professor Alvaro Alcazar came to Loyola to foster a community driven by social justice. This was 38 years ago. Since...

Ignatius Chapel holds weekly liturgies for the Loyola University community. Recent studies conducted by the PEW research center show that milennials tend to be non-religious.

Ignatius Chapel now 24/7

Kloe Witt, News Editor October 19, 2023

Ignatius Chapel is now open 24/7 for all students, according to Student Life and Ministry. Previously, the chapel closed at 10 p.m. Students can access the chapel by swiping their card at the Peace...

Holy Name of Jesus Church sits under a cloud of fog on May 17, 2020. President Tania Tetlow announced May 20 that the university will resume on-campus classes in August despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prayer requests from community

Eloise Pickering, Assistant News Editor October 19, 2023

The Office of Mission and Identity welcomes prayer requests to be sent throughout campus via email to build a community of prayer and support. The following have requested support from the Loyola students,...

Dawn Eden speaking to Catholic Studies on Sept. 5, 2023 on her research on Father Louis J. Twomey. Twomey worked for social reform.

Twomey: Social Justice Warrior

Kloe Witt and Mark Michel September 15, 2023

While researching a pillar of Loyola’s social justice past, a writer stumbled on a previously unknown connection between Father Louis J. Twomey and Martin Luther King, Jr. While that is a breathtaking...

A sign which reads Always Striving for More.

Loyola pastor advocates for students’ mental health

Pharrell Every, Staff Writer September 15, 2023

Pastor James C. Simmons Jr. came to Loyola University New Orleans with one goal in mind: to be an advocate for the mental health of the student body. He was asked to join the Loyola community in 2018...

A Loyola student rides a tractor whilst working on the 2023 Ignacio Volunteer trip.

Ignacio Volunteers turn mission into action

Ava Acharya, Managing Editor for Digital February 19, 2023

Loyola’s Ignacio Volunteers, through partnerships with nonprofits and the Jesuit Social Research Institute, have organized the New Orleans Urban Immersion program this semester to educate students about...

A nun and a priest walk in black attire along a street

‘Lord, I love you’: Aide recounts Benedict’s last words

Associated Press January 1, 2023

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s last words were “Lord, I love you,” his longtime secretary said Sunday, quoting a nurse who helped care for the 95-year-old former pontiff in his...

Catholic studies students stand together and listen to speaker

New Canizaro Center opens

Maggie Lewis, Staff Writer September 5, 2022

Loyola University New Orleans announced plans to establish the Canizaro Center for Catholic Studies, in a press release published this summer. The location of the center itself will be on the first...

A billboard funded by Roy Bourgeois calling for the ordination of women priests stands in front of downtown New Orleans. Bourgeois was expelled from the priesthood for his advocacy of ordaining women. Photo credit: Michael Bauer

Billboard keeps conversation about women’s ordination alive

Zia Sampson February 26, 2021

Roy Bourgeois, the founder of School of Americas Watch, has funded two billboards in New Orleans to promote the ordination of women in the Catholic Church. While the billboards have only been up for a...

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