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August 28
As New Orleans sat in the bullseye of Hurricane Katrina, which loomed as a Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico, highways were jammed with people fleeing the area. Archbishop Emeritus Alfred C. Hughes, then Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, evacuated to St. Joseph Abbey in St. Benedict.Read More -
August 27
Bishop Duca expresses the prayerful support and solidarity of the people of the Diocese of Baton Rouge with the victims of the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.Read More -
August 26
Each year, hundreds of people stop by to light a candle and kneel to pray at the Chapel of the Madonna, known as "the smallest church in the world." Several share stories of God’s mighty power in answering the prayers they offered to him there.Read More -
August 22
Crowned with a tiara and wearing a sash emblazoned with the words “100 & fabulous,” Sister Anna Schellhaas CSJ emerged with her fellow Sisters of St. Joseph after morning prayer. With her luminous trademark smile she greeted the many people gathered at the Hundred Oaks Center in Baton Rouge to celebrate her centennial birthday, which was Aug. 9.Read More -
August 21
Each day, the St. Vincent de Paul Society buzzes with activity. Staff and volunteers feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, make sure people don’t have to choose between eating and filling their life-saving prescriptions, and provide help for obtaining employment.Read More -
August 18
Sister Helen Prejean CSJ echoes St. Bonaventure’s words of wisdom by challenging others to, “Ask not for wisdom. Ask for the fire.” She advocates for the abolition of the death penalty and ministers to the “forgotten of society” in prisons.Read More -
August 11
Youth attending The Franciscan Experience (TFE) expressed that “everything” was the highlight of their week – including toiling in the graveyard, engaging in deep theological discussions, and hanging out at night.Read More -
August 7
School bells rang around the Diocese of Baton Rouge for the first day of school beginning on Aug. 7. At St. Francis Xavier School in Baton Rouge, Principal Dr. Christopher Rogers, Sr. greeted students as they arrived on campus. He is pictured with, from left, Leola, Christ'lon, and Leola's twin sibling, Loleia. The children also gathered for a morning assembly, which included prayer, the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance, and motivational talks by Rogers and St. Francis Xavier Church Pastor, Father Ugochukwu Henry Ihuoma SSJ. Photos by Debbie Shelley | The Catholic CommentatorRead More -
August 6
At the dawning of this new school year, teachers are called to the missionary work of caring for their students through educating them and accompanying them during life issues.Read More -
July 31
The twenty-five schools of the Diocese of Baton Rouge have been accepted into Lumen Accreditation offered by The Catholic University of America (CUA).Read More
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From the BishopThe Most Rev. Michael G. Duca
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Local NewsAround the Diocese
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2 days agoAs New Orleans sat in the bullseye of Hurricane Katrina, which loomed as a Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico, highways were jammed with people fleeing the area. Archbishop Emeritus Alfred C...
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4 days agoEach year, hundreds of people stop by to light a candle and kneel to pray at the Chapel of the Madonna, known as "the smallest church in the world." Several share stories of God’s mighty power in...
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a week agoCrowned with a tiara and wearing a sash emblazoned with the words “100 & fabulous,” Sister Anna Schellhaas CSJ emerged with her fellow Sisters of St. Joseph after morning prayer. With her luminous...
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The Nation & The VaticanFrom The Catholic News Agency
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12 hours agoTravis Kelce and Taylor Swift at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Jan. 28, 2024. / Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 29, 2025 / 18:52 pm (CNA). News this week...
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13 hours agonull / Credit: Deemerwha studio/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 29, 2025 / 18:13 pm (CNA). After a man fired over a hundred bullets into a Minneapolis Catholic Church killing two...
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17 hours agoPope Leo XIV on Aug. 29, 2025, appointed Father Andres Ligot as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Jose, California. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of San Jose Vatican City, Aug...
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19 hours agoPharrell Williams (left) and Andrea Bocelli. / Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images; Jakub Janecki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Aug 29, 2025 / 11:51 am (CNA). Italian tenor...
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Another PerspectiveOpinions & Features
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Hurricane Katrina 2005 Memories ... missing my brother then and now ... hope for New Orleans and allyesterdayAs we are currently in the midst of the serious part of hurricane season, I'm drawn back to tough memories of Hurricane Katrina, whose 20th anniversary will be coming up on August 29, 2025.
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3 weeks agoPerhaps in its ideal form, innocence might be described as a human heart stripped of ego and lust, something akin to what James Joyce describes in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man when his...
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2 months agoAs we celebrate, honor and pray for our new holy pontiff, Pope Leo XIV – who has cool Louisiana familial connections and who is calling all if us to be a missionaries in our own states of life, I...
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Building BridgesRacial harmony:
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6 months agoLiturgical musicians Dr. Darrell and Dr. Darnell St. Romain, African American twins, hold different positions and sets of expertise within the church. Yet they have the same passion for helping...
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a year agoThe historical roots of the Black America are intimately intertwined with those of Catholic America. As Black American and Black Catholic it is time for us to reclaim our roots and to shoulder the...
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a year agoMembers of the African American Catholic Community of the Diocese of Baton Rouge have expressed their concern of not being able share their gift of blackness in their African American parishes...
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Features & SpiritualityOUR FAITH In Depth:
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2 days agoAs New Orleans sat in the bullseye of Hurricane Katrina, which loomed as a Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico, highways were jammed with people fleeing the area. Archbishop Emeritus Alfred C...
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4 days agoEach year, hundreds of people stop by to light a candle and kneel to pray at the Chapel of the Madonna, known as "the smallest church in the world." Several share stories of God’s mighty power in...
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a week agoCrowned with a tiara and wearing a sash emblazoned with the words “100 & fabulous,” Sister Anna Schellhaas CSJ emerged with her fellow Sisters of St. Joseph after morning prayer. With her luminous...
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Coming EventsJoin together in Christ:
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Friday, September 12
The Marian Servants of the Eucharist will sponsor a healing retreat Friday, Sept. 12 – Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Catholic Life Center, 1800 S. Acadian Thwy., Baton Rouge. The event includes: Mass, reconciliation, adoration Community rosaries Ignatian Scripture reaching and private meditation Stages of spiritual life Group healing prayer Personal prayer for healing teams Empowerment of the Holy Spirit. Registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 5. For more information, email [email protected] or CLICK HERE.Read More -
Wednesday, September 24, 6:30 PM
Dr. Frank Campbell, assistant coroner of East Baton Rouge, will give a presentation on suicide prevention Wednesday, Sept. 24, 6:30 p.m., at the St. Alphonsus Liguori Parish Activity Center, 13492 Frenchtown Road, Greenwell Springs. For more information, email [email protected], call 225-261-4650 or CLICK HERE.Read More -
Friday, October 3
The Office of Marriage & Family Life of the Diocese of Baton Rouge 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. Team Couples are also available to deliver a brief, 90-second pulpit talk at any parish to help spread the word. Brochures can be provided to any church or diocesan office upon request. All priests and pastors are encouraged to attend a Retrouvaille Weekend to experience its impact firsthand. For more information, CLICK HERE.Read More
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Most Rev. Michael G. Duca, D.D. J.C.L.
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Debbie Shelleydshelleydiobr.orgAssociate Editor
The Catholic Commentator
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