By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES — Immense joy filled the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception as Hunter Thomas LaRocca was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacon on Saturday, March 29, 2025, by His Excellency Bishop Glen John Provost.
Read more: Hunter LaRocca Ordained to Sacred Order of Deacon
Area churches are hosting Lenten Missions and Stations of the Cross around the Diocese of Lake Charles. There are some great speakers and topics. See what is scheduled near you. This list will be updated often as more information becomes available.
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
SULPHUR — “Five years in God’s country is like five days,” Rev. Canon Jean-Marie Moreau remarked as he bid farewell to the faithful community of St. Francis de Sales Oratory on Sunday, March 16, during a reception in his honor. He has been reassigned to Reno, Nevada.
Tolton Ambassadors-Louisiana and Associates recently held the third annual Venerable Father Augustus Tolton Essay Contest. An awards ceremony on Sunday, March 16, honored 38 students participating from Oak Park Middle School, Immaculate Conception Cathedral School, Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic School, all in Lake Charles, and Westgate High School in New Iberia.
Bishop Glen John Provost has issued the following statement regarding the death penalty:
In light of the State of Louisiana's decision to resume executions, we must keep the victims of crime and their families in our prayers, and we remain faithful to the church’s teaching on the death penalty.
