by Steve Gauthier with contributions from Deacon Jason Lavergne Have you seen the headlines? A record number of people are entering the Catholic Church! In France, over ten thousand people were baptized in 2025, the highest in twenty years. In London, a record number of adults are due to be received into the Catholic Church …
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Msgr. Earl V. Provenza V.F. was born November 29, 1937, in Shreveport, Louisiana and peacefully passed into eternal splendor on May 7th, 2026. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, May 9 at The Cathedral of St. John Berchmans, Shreveport. Bishop Francis Malone presided at all services. Monsignor was the 10th of 11 children; …
The Diocese of Alexandria is sad to report that St. John Chapel in Columbia, Louisiana, was burglarized, vandalized and intentionally set on fire during either the late evening hours of Thursday, March 26, or the early morning of Friday, March 27. At the time of the incident, no parishioners were present in the church, and …
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Today on the Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, we celebrated a Jubilee Mass for our priests. We also set into motion the pastoral plan that has been in the works since late 2024. To view more information please visit Diocese of Alexandria's Pastoral Plan "Together as One Church: Embracing a Future of Hope" In December …
by Bishop Robert Marshall Throughout the year 2025, Catholics and others of good will were summoned to become “Pilgrims of Hope,” witnesses to the saving power of Jesus Christ. Many traveled to Rome, to the four major basilicas, to pray at the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and to grow in their appreciation …
One of Catholic Charities of Central Louisiana’s three initiatives, indeed the most fundamental service of all Catholic Charities organizations, is the corporal works of mercy in action: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, sheltering the homeless, visiting the sick, visiting the imprisoned, and burying the dead. We cannot offer help …
by Sister Daira Figueroa, STJ After making my perpetual vows in the Company of St. Teresa of Jesus, what comes next for me is to persevere, to keep listening each day to the voice of the Holy Spirit, and to bear fruit wherever He sends me. I am not the protagonist of this story, but …
by Maria Wiering, OSV News (OSV News) — As the Catholic Church welcomes its first American pope, here are 10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost. Chicagoan. Pope Leo was born Sept. 14, 1955, and grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago. His father, Louis Marius Prevost, was an educator, and …
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, “Peace be with all of you!” With these first words of the Risen Christ, Pope Leo XIV began his service at the 266th successor to the Apostle Peter. Born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, Illinois, our new Holy Father has become the first American citizen to serve as the …
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