The Diocese of Baton Rouge Child Nutrition Program will provide free summer meals to all children ages 18 and under.

St. Anne Church in Napoleonville celebrated May as the month dedicated to the Blessed Mother with a May crowning on May 13. Pictured crowning a statue of Mary are Hebert “Dickie” Daigle and his wife, Jeanie. Photo provided by Julie Adolph

Bishop Michael G. Duca recently installed Father Charles Johnson OP as pastor of Holy Ghost Church in Hammond. Pictured at the installation, are, from left, Father Johnson, Bishop Duca, Father Cayet Mangiaracina OP, parochial vicar and Very Rev. Roberto Merced OP, former Holy Ghost pastor and current Prior Provincial, Dominicans. Photo provided by Father Charles Johnson

Ascension Catholic High School in Donaldsonville held their graduation on May 13, at Ascension of Our Lord Church. Members of the 2023 graduating class are, from left, front row, seated, Malorie Denham, Tatum Nguyen, Alyse Ourso, Eli St. Germain; second row, Raegan Tripode, Emmie Lambert, Jeanne Lemann, Trinity Reneau, Preston Williams, Joselin Diaz, Annamarie Mabile, Ella Landry, Celia Denham; third row,  Whitney Simoneaux, Casey Mays, Calvin Delone, Jr., Jacob Latino, Gavin Richardson, Kaitlyn Brooks, MaKayla McKinney, Keagan Davis, Anna Schexnayder; fourth row, Bryce Leonard, Trent Landry, McCullen Pearce, Patrick Cancienne, Michael Clifton, Evan Bouchereau, Mason Pearce, Layton Melancon, Collin Brown; and top row, Cruz Cassard, Brooks Leonard, Trot Capello, Lashawn Bell, Bennett Vega, Landon Szubinski, Cullen Nolan and Matthew Truxillo. Photo provided by Ascension Catholic High School 

Entangled by fear, confusion and sometimes thinking they have contacted the right place to have an abortion, numerous women with unplanned pregnancies reach out to Woman’s New Life Clinic.