Information and Announcements About The Diocese
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
Leading up to the first National Eucharistic Congress in 83 years in July 2024, the Diocese of Lake Charles will kick off a local pilgrimage — The Diocesan Camino of St. Peter Claver — on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at the West Cal Events Center in Sulphur.
LAKE CHARLES — The Reverend John A. Poerio, 90, a priest of the Diocese of Lake Charles, died Thursday, October 26, in Villa Maria Retirement Center. He had been a priest for 63 years.
Visitation will be Monday, Oct. 30, from 4 to 8 p.m. in Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church with a Scripture Service at 6 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m. from Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church with The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, as the celebrant and homilist.
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES — The saying “there is power in numbers” was on full display during the sixth annual Rosary Around the Lake on Sunday, October 1, in the Diocese of Lake Charles.
Read more: Hundreds Gather to Unite in Prayer for City, Nation
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES — The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, was the principal celebrant for the fourth annual “White Mass for Medical Professionals” in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday, October 22.
Read more: Medical Professionals Receive Blessing at White Mass
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
MOSS BLUFF — His Excellency, the Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, was the celebrant and homilist for the 17th annual Clergy and Religious Recognition Celebration on Tuesday, September 12, at Camp Karol. The Mass took place on the Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Mary, Mother of God, followed by a luncheon for the honorees.
Read more: Clergy and Religious Honored for Milestone Anniversaries
BELL CITY — Monsignor Daniel A. Torres, Vicar General, installed Reverend Paul D’Sa, M.O.C., as Pastor of St. John Vianney Catholic Church on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Read more: Rev. D’Sa Installed as Pastor of St. John Vianney Parish
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES — Rev. Jeffrey Starkovich, Class of 2003, will take a trip down memory lane when he serves as the Grand Marshal of the 2023 Saint Louis Catholic High School Homecoming Parade on Wednesday, September 27. He will also be celebrating his 20-year class reunion.
Read more: Father Starkovich Grand Marshal for SLCHS Homecoming Parade
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES — The work by staff at the Diocese of Lake Charles Chancery is all done for the Lord. Now those employees will have a chance to be renewed in the Lord’s Presence with a chapel in the same building where they work.
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
When Sister Miriam MacLean, RSM, was appointed Executive Director of Catholic Charities of Southwest Louisiana in 2018, she chose the motto, “God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.” (Psalm 9:18)
She has taken this motto to heart by raising awareness that Catholic Charities exists to serve all five parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jeff Davis in the Diocese of Lake Charles.
Read more: Sister Miriam Directed Catholic Charities With a Servant’s Heart
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES — Ashley Bratcher still gets emotional when she thinks about the possibility that she almost never had a chance to step foot on this earth. But God knew all along that He formed her in the womb to one day be the face of the pro-life world.
The 43rd annual Bishop’s Services Appeal (BSA), a fundraising campaign to aid in the operation of these various ministries and programs, kicked off the weekend of September 16-17 in church parishes throughout the Diocese.