Bishop Duca installs Fr. Brent Maher as pastor of St. Agnes Church in Baton Rouge.

Under the guidance of Betty Bourgeois, the programs offered to ministers in the diocese was expanded, and the number of participants increased in both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. 

Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph on December 28 in honor of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s proclamation as patron of the Universal Church. St. Joseph is also patron of the Diocese of Baton Rouge!

A redesigned website recently launched by the Diocese of Baton Rouge is not only an invitation to evangelization but also an information outlet for all diocesan news.

The candles of the Advent wreath illuminate brightest in the days ahead as we draw near to the celebration of the Nativity of the Lord, Christmas.

Bishop Fabre hopes that racial unity is not just a dream but can be reality that calls for equality reaching across racial, cultural and even geographical divides that are finally being heard. 

The Smith Family of New Roads puts meaning into the upcoming Christmas season!

St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church and School is seeking a full time person for a maintenance position.

Six contestants competed in the annual turkey carving contest at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Baton Rouge. Among those competing was Vice-President of Missions at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Colletta Barrett. East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore III was awarded first place. George Bell, president and CEO of CUAW, was second and Barrett third. The contestants all wore masks and practiced social distancing. 

Does living a commitment to justice as a part of our Catholic faith make our lives more difficult? Yes, definitely. That’s part of the way we know our theology means something.

The American public seems to be losing its fear of “popery” influencing the president of the United States. When Al Smith ran for president in 1928 that was the cry of the opposition, and it worked.

The sisters of the Daughters of Mary Mother of the Church Institute have joyfully served the people of St. John the Baptist Church in Zachary and Our Lady of the Assumption Chapel in Clinton, teaching in the PSR programs and visiting and distributing the Eucharist to people in nursing homes as well as the homebound. 

Families formed by international adoption have the same joys and challenges as biological families but with added layers, said J.J. and Lori Webb of Baton Rouge, who have adopted three children from South Korea through Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge.

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University graduated 38 nursing seniors early which will help with community needs and the shortage of nursing staff in area hospitals.