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October 4
Wade Berzas, a member of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Church Point, was one of six passengers aboard a private jet that took off from Lafayette Regional Airport headed for Atlanta around 9:20 a.m. on Dec. 28, 2019.Read More -
October 4
Eucharistic adoration is perhaps one of the greatest gifts the Catholic Church offers, allowing adorers to spend private time with the Lord.Read More -
October 4
On Tuesday mornings, a group of people from around the Diocese of Baton Rouge who are dedicated to the Blessed Mother gather at the coffee shop at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Baton Rouge.Read More -
October 4
An annual Mass celebrating one of the Catholic Church’s greatest healing saints will be celebrated for the 43rd year in the Diocese of Baton Rouge.Read More -
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Alone with Jesus in adorationRead More -
September 30
CCDBR urges community members to donate cashRead More -
September 30
On Friday, Sept. 30, CHS announced several changes to the school leadership team upon President Gene Tullier sharing his intentions to retire as chief executive officer at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.Read More -
September 20
Chiseling away at a piece of cypress wood Allen Crochet taps into his Cajun roots to transform it into a piece of artwork recording Louisiana’s distinctive flavor of culture and faith.Read More -
September 19
A pilot food pantry program launched by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge will provide food to underserved residents in the rural areas of the diocese as well as offering the same service in the Baton Rouge area.Read More -
September 19
Tucked away on the urban campus of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, a century-old tradition of educational excellence is intersecting with the promise of the future.Read More
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From the BishopThe Most Rev. Michael G. Duca
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Local NewsAround the Diocese
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2 days agoBishop Michael G. Duca, right, symbolically presents Father Arun John with the keys to St. John the Baptist Church in Brusly before installing him as pastor at a Mass on Oct. 1. Photo by Debbie...
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2 days agoFather Matt Lorrain, right, pastor at Holy Rosary Church in St. Amant, greets Deacon Michael Parker during pastor installation services Sept. 24. Bishop Michael G. Duca, background, installed Father...
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2 days agoWade Berzas, a member of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Church Point, was one of six passengers aboard a private jet that took off from Lafayette Regional Airport headed for Atlanta around...
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The Nation & The VaticanFrom The Catholic News Agency
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an hour agoParticipants in a demonstration against Proposition 1 outside the California capitol in Sacramento, Oct. 6, 2022. / Photo courtesy of California's No on Prop. 1 Campaign Denver Newsroom, Oct... -
2 hours agoArizona Secretary of State and Democratic candidate for governor Katie Hobbs speaks to reporters at a news conference on Aug. 2, 2022, in Tolleson, Arizona. Hobbs has made her support for...
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12 hours agoAlbrecht von Boeselager. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Rome Newsroom, Oct 6, 2022 / 06:30 am (CNA). The former grand chancellor of the Order of Malta has written a letter to members calling for unity... -
13 hours agoPope Francis blesses a young boy in the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Bakhdida, Iraq, on March 7, 2021. Photo credits: Vatican Media. / null Rome Newsroom, Oct 6...
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Another PerspectiveOpinions & Features
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2 days agoRecently I received a letter from a friend who shared that she was afraid to accept a certain vocation because it would leave her too much alone.
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2 days agoI recently had an experience that highlighted the importance of grandparents in our lives. More specifically, grandmothers but if you are a Cajun like me you call them “mamaws.”
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2 days ago“The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age …” are also those of the church. Known also by its first two nouns in Latin—Gaudium et Spes, this fourth and final...
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Building BridgesRacial harmony:
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6 months agoAs a synod meeting with the Hispanic community drew to a close, Bishop Michael G. Duca bowed his head and simply said, “I need you to bless me.”
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a year agoI was raised as a cradle Catholic, the oldest of eight children born to my parents, Joseph Vallery Will and Jeanne Elizabeth Stadeker Will. I attended St. Augustine Elementary School in New Roads...
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a year agoThe Fourth African National Eucharistic Congress will address the challenges of finding ways to deepen the unity for which Jesus prayed during the Last Supper “that all may be one.”
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Features & SpiritualityOUR FAITH In Depth:
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2 days agoWade Berzas, a member of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Church Point, was one of six passengers aboard a private jet that took off from Lafayette Regional Airport headed for Atlanta around...
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2 days agoOn Tuesday mornings, a group of people from around the Diocese of Baton Rouge who are dedicated to the Blessed Mother gather at the coffee shop at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Baton Rouge.
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2 days agoThe Mass readings for the 28th and 29th Sundays in Ordinary Time reveal the saving power of God as we witness faith-based responses to situations that cause suffering or require great effort.
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Most Rev. Michael G. Duca, D.D. J.C.L.
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Very Rev. Thomas C. Ranzino, M.A.
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Coming EventsJoin together in Christ:
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Thursday, October 6, 6:30 PM
Dr. Miguel Romero will present the following lectures at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University in Baton Rouge: “Disability, Beauty and Bioethics: An Impractical Theological Proposal?” Thursday, Oct. 6, 6:30 p.m., Biological Learning and Research Building, Suite B, Room 100, 522 Britany Drive, register at tinyurl.com/RomeroFranU1; and “Immigrants, Healthcare and the Vice of Acedia: Not my Problem!” Friday, Oct. 7; 9 a.m., Health Professions Building, Room 101, 7443 Picardy Dr., Register at tinyurl.com/RomeroFranU2.Read More -
Friday, October 7, 10:00 AM
First Friday fish frys will be held from 10 a.m. –until on Fridays, Oct. 7, Nov. 4, Dec. 2 and Jan. 6 at the St. Francis Xavier School Cafeteria, 1150 S. 12th St., Baton Rouge. Meals are $13 each and include fish, spaghetti and cheese, potato salad, peas and cake. Delivery available for 10 or more orders. For more information, call Charles Fair at 225-326-5253 or Mary Williams at 225-333-1866.Read More -
Sunday, October 9, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 Mass-Goers, please come an hour early next Sunday for a Meet and Greet session with Police Chief – Murphy Paul, Jr. during National Faith & Blue weekend.Read More -
Sunday, October 9, 1:30 PM
The Secular Order Discalced Carmelites will meet Sunday, Oct. 9, 1:30 p.m., at the Our Lady of Mercy Church Parish Activity Center in the St. Gabrielle Room, 445 Marquette Ave., Baton Rouge. For details, call Ethlyn White 225-803-3391 or email robertwhite456@att.net.Read More -
Monday, October 10, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
The Marian Servants of the Visitation will present a Life in the Spirit Seminar on Mondays, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., from Oct. 10 – Nov. 21 at the St. Joseph Church Ministry Building, 255 N. Eighth St., Ponchatoula. Topics will include God’s love, salvation, new life, receiving God’s gift, baptism in the Spirit and growth and transformation.Read More -
Saturday, October 15, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
St. Mark Church, 42021 Hwy. 621, Gonzales, will host a fall market Saturday, October 15, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. For more information, call 225-647-8461.Read More
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