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      • Bishop Duca Issues Guidance on New Coronavirus Vaccines
        March 1
        - Most Rev. Michael G. Duca
        Bishop Duca Issues Guidance on New Coronavirus Vaccines
        Bishop Michael G. Duca of the Diocese of Baton Rouge issued the following statement on the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
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      • LCCB Issues Statement Opposing Equality Act
        February 26
        - By Richard Meek
        LCCB Issues Statement Opposing Equality Act
        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.
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      • An Honest Prayer
        February 23
        - Father Ron Rolheiser
        An Honest Prayer
        If we can believe the Gospels, Jesus did know all of this, not because he had a divine consciousness but because like the woman in the story he knew right from the beginning what it meant to be the one standing alone, outside the normal human circle.
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      • Teaching the Language of Welcomeness
        February 23
        - Stephanie Verdin
        Teaching the Language of Welcomeness
        Immigration has recently appeared in the news as a hot-button issue. People have become bitterly divided whether, and how, we should welcome immigrants into our country.
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    • Lent 2021 Special Section2021 Lenten Special

      In this Section:
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      • Ash Wednesday in Baton Rouge
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        • Stations of the Cross throughout the Diocese
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        • The Light is ON for you Penance services
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        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...
      • A Personal Story
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        Americans, too, can persevere. With humanity and civility in our hearts, we will overcome what divides us. 
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        In an event filled with inspiring messages, the celebration of Mass, fellowship and Eucharistic adoration, young Catholics pondered how their lives uniquely fit into God’s vast design of creation...
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        In an event filled with inspiring messages, the celebration of Mass, fellowship and Eucharistic adoration, young Catholics pondered how their lives uniquely fit into God’s vast design of creation...
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      • Remember!  Repent!  Believe!
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        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...
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        Columbus, Ohio, Mar 1, 2021 / 08:01 pm (CNA).- The Diocese of Columbus announced Monday a strategic planning initiative meant to discern the future of the local Church, encouraging evangelization and...
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        Vatican City, Mar 1, 2021 / 02:30 am (CNA).- Benedict XVI addressed conspiracy theories about his resignation as pope, Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq, and Joe Biden in an interview with an Italian...
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        Denver Newsroom, Feb 28, 2021 / 12:50 pm (CNA).- The apostolic nunciature in Iraq reported on Sunday, Feb. 28 that the Nuncio Mitja Leskovar, has tested positive for COVID less than a week before...
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