Today, we remember those patriotic heroes who nobly gave of themselves, even unto death, for a purpose they believed was greater than themselves. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. The Catholic Life Center Campus will be closed Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day!
Join us in supporting the Catholic Communication Campaign. This campaign connects people with Christ through the Internet, television, radio, and print media. Fully 50% of the money we collect stays right here in the Diocese of Baton Rouge to support local communications projects. The other 50% supports national communications efforts as well as projects in developing countries. This collection connects people around the world to the Gospel message. Please be generous today!
Join us for our first Walking with Moms in Need Community Baby Shower in the Tracy Center Ballroom. This event is free and open to expecting mothers and families with babies up to 6 months old. Baby supplies, gifts, refreshments, and door prizes along with breastfeeding, pregnancy, birth, baby safety resources and more. Volunteers and community partners needed. Registration required for both participants and community partners.
The Catholic Life Center community joins with our brothers and sisters to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The CLC Campus will be closed today.
The Peter’s Pence collection is a gesture of solidarity through which every member of the faithful can participate in the activity of the Pope as Pastor of the universal Church. “The faithful’s offerings to the Holy Father through the Peter’s Pence Collection are destined to Church needs, to humanitarian initiatives and social promotion projects, as well as to the support of the Holy See.”
The Catholic Life Center campus will be closed on Friday, July 4 in celebration of Independence Day! Join our staff in celebrating America and the freedoms that we enjoy as citizens of this great nation.
As a Catholic community, we honor the Blessed Virgin Mary today as we celebrate her Assumption! The Catholic Life Center Campus will be closed today, Friday, August 15, in observance of this Holy Day!
The Catholic Life Center campus will be closed on Monday, September 1 to commemorate Labor Day! Bishop Duca is thankful for all the men and women who labor tirelessly to accomplish the mission of the Diocese of Baton Rouge! Enjoy this day of rest from your labors!
The Catholic University of America, located in Washington, D.C., is the national university of the Catholic Church. Founded in 1887, CUA offers students an excellent education in a faith-filled atmosphere that is grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition. The Collection for The Catholic University of America underwrites scholarships to assist financially deserving students in completing their education at CUA in over 50 disciplines. Please be generous in this special appeal!
In 1926 Pope Pius XI instituted Mission Sunday for the whole Church with the first worldwide Mission Sunday collection taking place in October 1927. The Mission Sunday collection is always taken on the next to last Sunday during the month of October. That day is celebrated in all the local Churches as the feast of catholicity and universal solidarity so Christians the world over will recognize their common responsibility with regard to the evangelization of the world.
The Diocese of Baton Rouge supports the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. There are 40 million people in the United States living in in poverty. This collection supports programs that empower local communities to address the challenges they face. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development supports those living in poverty across the country. It identifies and addresses the unique obstacles people face as they work to lift themselves out of poverty. In addition, 25% of the funds we collect will remain in our diocese to fund local antipoverty projects. By supporting this collection, you are giving those on the margins a hand up, not a handout. Please be generous.
The Catholic Life Center campus will be closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 to celebrate Thanksgiving! God is good to us, and we join our families this week to thank Him for all his benevolence to us!
The Catholic Life Center campus will be closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 to celebrate Thanksgiving! God is good to us, and we join our families this week to thank Him for all his benevolence to us!
Today we honor the undefiled Mother of God, conceived immaculate in the womb of her mother! The Catholic Life Center Campus is closed Monday, December 8, 2025 in celebration of the Immaculate Conception.
Catholic bishops of the United States launched the collection in 1988 in response to the profound lack of retirement funding among US religious communities. Collection proceeds offer these communities supplemental support for stabilizing retirement savings and meeting day-to-day needs. Generosity to the annual appeal has helped many religious communities address their retirement deficits, yet hundreds of others continue to face a troubling gap between the needs of aging members and the funds available to support them.
The Catholic Life Center campus will be closed from Thusday, December 24 through Thursday, December 31 for the staff's annual Christmas Holidays! Merry Christmas from Bishop Duca and our staff!
The Catholic Life Center campus will be closed from Thusday, December 24 through Thursday, December 31 for the staff's annual Christmas Holidays! Merry Christmas from Bishop Duca and our staff!
The Catholic Life Center campus will be closed from Thusday, December 24 through Thursday, December 31 for the staff's annual Christmas Holidays! Merry Christmas from Bishop Duca and our staff!
The Catholic Life Center campus will be closed from Thusday, December 24 through Thursday, December 31 for the staff's annual Christmas Holidays! Merry Christmas from Bishop Duca and our staff!
The Catholic Life Center campus will be closed from Thusday, December 24 through Thursday, December 31 for the staff's annual Christmas Holidays! Merry Christmas from Bishop Duca and our staff!
The Catholic Life Center campus will be closed from Thusday, December 24 through Thursday, December 31 for the staff's annual Christmas Holidays! Merry Christmas from Bishop Duca and our staff!