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Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge (CCDBR) is excited to welcome the People of Hope traveling museum to St. George Church, 7808 St. George Dr., Baton Rouge. The event will take place Oct. 23-25 during the parish's annual church fair.

A long line of waiting shoppers looked on as the St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVdP) cut the ribbon on its newly renovated Gonzales store on Oct. 3.

St. George Church in Baton Rouge celebrated the Season of Creation (Sept. 1 – Oct. 4) with a Mass devoted to calling people to hear "the cry of the poor and the cry of the earth (Laudato si')."

Blessed Fulton J. Sheen is now one verified miracle away from being canonized an American saint after the celebration of his beatification on Sept. 24 at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis.

The Women's Giving Circle (WGC) of the Diocese of Baton Rouge highlighted the successes of its 2026 season of philanthropic work during an impact Mass at the Catholic Life Center.

Thousands of people venerated the late pontiff's pilgrim first class relic over the course of three days at four different churches in the Diocese of Baton Rouge.

Neighbors of Immaculate Conception Church (ICC) in Scotlandville looked on with delighted surprise as the Southern University Human Jukebox Band marched and people danced in the streets. The joyful celebration was part of a ribbon cutting as ICC became Baton Rouge's second Community Lighthouse.

WASHINGTON - “As conflicts intensify around the world, let us renew our commitment to be Christ’s instruments of peace in an increasingly fractured and divided world,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in a statement marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

The Diocese of Baton Rouge will welcome a first-class relic of St. John Paul II for veneration Sept. 15– 17.

St. Mary's Chapel in Union served for many decades as the spiritual and social focal point for weddings and milestone commemorations in the Union (Convent) area.

Catechists in the Diocese of Baton Rouge converged at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Baton Rouge for the Convocation Celebrating Catechists on Aug. 22. They were fortified and sent forth to proclaim and teach the Gospel message.

On Aug. 9, the Baton Rouge community of Discalced Carmelite Seculars rejoiced to witness five of their members progress toward their goal of Final Promise in the Discalced Carmelite Order.

The Diocese of Baton Rouge awarded $45,000 to four worthy programs through the Bishop Stanley Joseph Ott Works of Mercy Trust Fund. The grant presentations took place Aug. 19 at the Catholic Life Center in Baton Rouge.

Learning about the beauty of the teachings of the Catholic Church in Parish School of Religion (PSR) can be reduced to a "check list" item for busy children. With a new PSR year approaching, parents and teachers can help children embrace PSR as a time of community experiences, say religious education directors of the Diocese of Baton Rouge.

Ashley Boyd and Libby Hotard are part of a close-knit group of women from the cluster churches of East St. James Parish. For them, one spiritually eye-opening moments of their lives was attending the tenth National Eucharistic Congress in 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

BATON ROUGE, La. — St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge will open its emergency Cooling Centers this weekend to provide a safe place for neighbors to escape dangerous summer heat.

Sisters Olivia Maire Gethsemane HMSS and Filia Patris HMSS feel God's guiding hand in their vocational call to becoming Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. Through mutual gazes of love with the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and the accompaniment of others, they laid down their lives at the altar as brides of Christ.

Students in the Diocese of Baton Rouge are making their way back to their school campuses for the first day of the 2026-2027 school year. At Holy Family School in Port Allen, the children enjoyed playing, greeting old friends and making new friends, and beginning their lessons with their new teachers. Photos by Debbie Shelley | The Catholic Commentator

Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Baton Rouge bustled with activity as Catholic educators excitedly greeted each other before the new year begins. They talked about their plans, dreams, and opportunities for the new academic year.

Participants in the Franciscan Experience (TFE) reported that they spent a week that was unlike any summer camps they had ever attended. They learned deep theological lessons, wiped the sweat from their brows while cleaning a local cemetery, looked into the eyes of the poor they served, and bonded through fun activities.