VATICAN CITY (AP) - The pope has named Monsignor Samuel Aquila as the new archbishop for Denver, Colorado, filling an important U.S. post left vacant after Archbishop Charles Chaput moved to Philadelphia. The 61-year-old Aquila, currently bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, is returning home in many ways, having studied at... more »
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Byzantine Catholics in America have a new leader who has been installed as archbishop in Pittsburgh. Archbishop William Skurla was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in January and enthroned as the Byzantine metropolitan archbishop of Pittsburgh on April 18, at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist... more »
On the Catholic calender, March 19th marked the feast of St. Joseph. It was observed in many churches across Acadiana with an altar bearing gifts of cakes, pastries and fruits to pay homage to St. Joseph.
The altar is a tradition dating back to the middle ages, when catholics... more »
I know it is a bit late, but today I share with you some Christmas gift suggestions, courtesy of a gentleman by the name of Owen Arnold. He suggests that you give:
To your enemy, forgiveness; To an opponent, tolerance; To a friend, your heart; To a customer, service;... more »
"It is with profound sorrow that I make the following statement. This morning at St. Theodore/Holy Family School in Moss Bluff, a student acting alone inflicted upon himself a gunshot wound. This incident occurred at the very start of the school day. The school, civil, diocesan, and emergency authorities were... more »
“ The Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops strongly supports the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in their opposition to the current Senate health care bill. Some in the Catholic Church maintain that the Senate bill will not provide taxpayer funding for abortions and that it will uphold longstanding... more »
LAFAYETTE-Bishop Michael Jarrell of the Diocese of Lafayette, has issued a letter to all pastors, administrators and parish life coordinators of Catholic church parishes in the diocese urging a special collection this weekend or as soon as possible thereafter for relief efforts in Haiti following the devastation of the recent... more »