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Bishop Michael G. Duca of the Diocese of Baton Rouge issued the following statement on the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has warned the bill would trample religious freedom protections while codifying gender ideology in federal law. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has warned the bill would trample religious freedom protections while codifying gender ideology in federal law.

In their latest "Voter Voice" the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops state that "The Equality Act Discriminates AGAINST Life and People of Faith" and urge Catholics to voice their opposition to congressmen.

A major facelift at St. Thomas More Church in Baton Rouge will offer a dramatically different view of the Baton Rouge campus that intersects at the corner of Sherwood Forest and Goodwood boulevards.  

A collaborative effort involving the Diocese of Baton Rouge and Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University will allow those wishing to enter formation with the goal of becoming spiritual directors to stay in Baton Rouge for training.

Franciscan University in Baton Rouge, The Archdiocese of New Orleans Spirituality Center and the Diocese of Baton Rouge are happy to announce a joint partnership creating a Program of Formation for Spiritual Direction.

The penitential character of what we observe as church during the Lenten season has surely been magnified during the past year! Beginning in March 2020, Lent was quickly interrupted by a total lockdown.

Beginning Ash Wednesday, changes to the translation of the "doxology" or the ending of some prayers at the beginning and end of Mass and other Sacraments to better reflect original intent of the Latin text.

Although many staff members of the Catholic Life Center are working remotely due to COVID-19, please know that the Catholic Life Center remains open and continues to serve and support the mission of the Diocese of Baton Rouge.

The Southern Dominican Province announced their intent to withdraw from Holy Ghost Parish in Hammond and St. Albert the Great Catholic Student Center at Southeastern Louisiana University in 2022.

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System announced today that Kathleen Healy-Collier, DHA, MHA, has been chosen market president for the Acadiana Region and will join the ministry on Feb. 22.

Bishop Michal G. Duca welcomes nursing students from Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University who are attending classes at the Bishop Robert E. Tracy Center on the campus of the Catholic Center beginning January 20.

Bishop Duca has released a letter with a renewed call to observe safe procedures in this time of pandemic. It will be presented at all Masses the weekend of the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Instead of the annual pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., sponsored by St. Michael High School in Baton Rouge and the diocese, youth will have the opportunity to join their church parishes and schools through a diocesan-wide virtual gathering.

Inside the hospital, where medical workers perform heroic acts daily without a word of complaint, the stress can be overwhelming. Not only is there concern about their own health, these same medical professionals are also worried about the health of their families.

Beginning Monday, 11 January 2021, FRANU will lease approximately 11,800 square feet of building space in the Catholic Life Center’s Tracy Center to host a variety of courses.

Sophia Solomon, Senior Nursing Director at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, was the third person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine shot on Dec. 16. “I felt blessed to be a part of it,” she said. Photo provided by Grace Weber | Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

Even though the sickly pall of COVID-19 and social unrest threatened to seal many dreams in a coffin in 2020, stories of  courage, inspiration, celebrations, dialogue, ordinations and forward-looking changes give glimpses of new dreams and hope for the future.

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!

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.