LAKE CHARLES -- Keith Manuel was installed as Grand Knight of the reactivated Knights of Columbus Council 1207 of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception following the celebration of  Holy Mass on Tuesday, April 7 in the Cathedral.


VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' decision to convoke a special Holy Year of Mercy, beginning on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8, 2015 and closing on Nov. 20, 2016 - the Feast of Christ the King, has its roots in the event that led a teen-age Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the priesthood.

LAKE CHARLES – The Fred B. and Ruth B. Zigler Foundation of Jennings, has announced that it has awarded a grant of $48,000.00 to the Diocese of Lake Charles to assist four men from Jefferson Davis Parish studying for the priesthood for the diocese.