For a few glorious hours, the 1970s briefly returned, in the unlikely venue of the lobby of the Diocesan Archives & Records Center.

Pope Francis, along with six cardinals and archbishops from North, South, and Central America, worked in collaboration with the Ad Council to produce a public service announcement promoting COVID-19 vaccines. 

We rejoice as our faith grows in Jesus Christ. The more we grow the more we are opened to hear and actively answer the call to pursue truth.

As the daughter of a handyman, I have often been spoiled by my father’s love for building, creating and innovating.

Vickie Seal’s heart broke as her sons, Primo and Dominic Nardi, battled addictions.

Bishop Duca Ordains Six Deacons

A quote that has stood out to me recently has been “truth without love is brutality and love without truth is hypocrisy.” This quote is attributed to Baptist preacher and writer, Warren W. Wiersbe. I think most of us have experienced some share of both brutality and hypocrisy in the current cultural climate as of late which stems from either the absence of truth or the absence of love in some capacity. It can be quite overwhelming and disheartening at times, especially after having gone through this past year like we all have.

ROME (CNA) - Pope Francis, along with six cardinals and archbishops from North, South, and Central America, worked in collaboration with the Ad Council to produce a public service announcement promoting COVID-19 vaccines.  The announcement is the first Ad Council campaign designed for a global audience and will be distributed in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

If you are struggling with some difficult teaching of the Church or just the burdens of your own life, look to the face of Jesus. Let Him love you just as you are. It is by encountering the living person of Jesus that we are disposed to see Him in the brokenness of our lives. It is our own relationship with Him that Jesus invites us into relationship with His bride, the Church.

Bishop Michael G. Duca ordained six new permanent deacons on Saturday, Aug. 13 at St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge. From left are Deacon Michael Parker, Deacon Paul Soileau, Deacon Glenn Farnet, Bishop Duca, Deacon Robbie Templet, Deacon Glenn Hymel and Deacon Eulis Simien. For complete coverage of the ordination and stories on the deacons' vocational journeys, see the Aug. 27 issue of The Catholic Commentator. Photo by Debbie Shelley | The Catholic Commentator

Who has God’s sympathy? For whom especially should we be praying? For whom should we be asking God’s blessing?

“Louisiana has the highest growth in COVID-19 cases of any state in the country, and on Tuesday (Aug. 3) the state hit an all-time high of coronavirus hospitalizations.”  

As the Gulf Coast warily and wearily enters into the peak of hurricane season, perhaps the most anxious residents are in the Lake Charles area, which suffered four natural disasters in 2020.

One of the great Renaissance artworks of Rome will visit Baton Rouge when the exhibit “Michelangelo: A Different View” comes to the Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge on Sept. 1.

The Catholic Church believes that not only was Mary conceived without original sin but that she remained sinless for her entire life.  How can this be?  She was human just like each of us.

“Mary …”  When Jesus said St. Mary Magdalene’s name, her grief at finding his tomb empty turned to joy as she saw he had risen from the dead.

Recognizing unique challenges awaiting newly ordained priests as well as clergy members moving into their first assignment as a pastor, Father Trey Nelson and Father Jamin David recently rolled out a new orientation program to ease those transitions.