WASHINGTON — Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued a statement on Monday, May 25, 2026, welcoming Pope Leo XIV’ new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.
Archbishop Coakley’s statement follows:
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LAKE CHARLES — On Tuesday, May 12, St. Louis Catholic High School awarded degrees to the Class of 2026 during a commencement ceremony in the Burton Coliseum Complex. The Very Reverend Ruben J. Buller, VG, Rector of St. Louis and Pastor of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, presented remarks while the Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, gave the Benediction for 123 graduates.
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES — Reverend Robert P. Boxie III, a 1998 graduate of St. Louis Catholic High School and former parishioner of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Lake Charles, is making history as he is soon to become the youngest Catholic bishop in the United States. Bishop-elect Boxie is the 45-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. and Roxanne (Guillory) Boxie Jr. of Lake Charles.
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
Because God writes straight with crooked lines, a boy from Brazil found his way to a girl in Sulphur and both eventually found their way home to the Roman Catholic Church as husband and wife.
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES — The Most Reverend Glen John Provost said that he receives “great joy and satisfaction” from visiting Catholic schools, celebrating Confirmations and participating in the Diocesan Youth Conference.
“I always allow the youth to ask me questions and find their inquiries fascinating. They show, for the most part, a great deal of thought and depth,” he remarked reflecting on his past 19 years as Bishop for the Diocese of Lake Charles. “I have concluded over the years that youth want more, not less. They look to the Church and its pastors to give them example, direction and instruction. They are the future of the Church.”
