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!
St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church will host a Suicide Prevention Presentation on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the St. Alphonsus Liguori Parish Activity Center, 13492 Frenchtown Rd., Greenwell Springs. Guest speaker Dr. Frank R. Campbell, Ph.D., LCSW, CT, is the founder of the National Suicidology Training Center and former Executive Director of the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center. For more information, email [email protected] or call 225-261-4650.
The Office of Marriage & Family Life invites couples to participate in the upcoming Retrouvaille Weekend, scheduled for Oct. 3–5, 2025. This program offers hope and healing for marriages in need of support. Enrollment is now open. For more information, CLICK HERE.
The Office of Life, Peace & Justice will host a Day of Fellowship and Formation for Current and Interested Prison Ministry Volunteers on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, from 8 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at Most Blessed Sacrament Church Parish Hall—Our Lady of the Eucharist Room (15615 Jefferson Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA 70817). Topics include The Experience of Re-entry and The Victim-Offender Dialogue Program. Lunch provided. CLICK HERE to register.
Bishop Duca joins the community of faith of St. Joseph the Worker, Pierre Part to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, conferring the gifts of the Holy Spirit for those wishing to deepen their baptismal call!
Bishop Duca joins the community of faith of Most Blessed Sacrament, Baton Rouge to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, conferring the gifts of the Holy Spirit for those wishing to deepen their baptismal call!
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.
Bishop Duca joins the community of faith of Holy Ghost, Hammond to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, conferring the gifts of the Holy Spirit for those wishing to deepen their baptismal call!
Bishop Duca joins the community of faith at St. Thomas More to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, conferring the gifts of the Holy Spirit for those wishing to deepen their baptismal call!
Bishop Duca joins the community of faith of St. Aloysuis to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, conferring the gifts of the Holy Spirit for those wishing to deepen their baptismal call!
Bishop Duca joins the community of faith of St. Patrick Church, Baton Rouge to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, conferring the gifts of the Holy Spirit for those wishing to deepen their baptismal call!
Bishop Duca joins the communities of faith of Holy Ghose in Hamond to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, conferring the gifts of the Holy Spirit for those wishing to deepen their baptismal call!
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.
Bishop Duca joins the community of faith of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, St. Francisville to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, conferring the gifts of the Holy Spirit for those wishing to deepen their baptismal call!
Bishop Duca joins the community of faith at Christ the King to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, conferring the gifts of the Holy Spirit for those wishing to deepen their baptismal call!
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!