The Five Sites
Explore two national shrines, a minor basilica, the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley, and iconic St. Louis Cathedral—all in one pilgrimage or at your own pace.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor
Uptown
Patroness of New Orleans & Louisiana. Devotion to Our Lady of "Quick Help" since 1810.
Basilica of St. Stephen
Uptown
Founded by the Vincentians in 1849 and elevated to a Minor Basilica in 2022.
Shrine of Blessed Seelos
Irish Channel
Beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2000. Redemptorist "Cheerful Ascetic" known for healing intercessions.
Old Ursuline Convent
French Quarter
The oldest building in the Mississippi River Valley (1752) — convent, orphanage, school, and the Archbishop's residence in one walled garden.
St. Louis Cathedral
French Quarter
The oldest continuously active Catholic cathedral in America, rising above Jackson Square at the heart of old New Orleans.