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Diocese of Lake Charles

A group of high school students from The Highlands School in Irving, Texas chose to be the hands and feet of Christ over their recent spring break, helping many still trying to pick up the pieces from last year’s back-to-back hurricanes in the Diocese of Lake Charles.

March 16, 2021
Statement by Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops

As the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops (LCCB), we seek to implore our collective U.S. senators to oppose the Equality Act that has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives. While promoted as an anti‐discrimination and protective measure, this legislation could disrupt and endanger the Gospel‐based work that the Catholic Church engages in on a daily basis.

March 18, 2021 
Thursday

My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 

Almost two weeks have passed since my quarantine ended. As those who have endured this illness know, recovery can be slow. I am pleased to report that my convalescence is progressing. The doctors and I are in touch regularly, and I am gradually resuming a normal schedule. 

It is morally evil that the cells of aborted children are used in the production of vaccines. It is unfortunate that all publicly available vaccines for COVID-19 have some connection to abortion-derived cell lines. The vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are not produced using materials connected to abortion-derived cell lines, although they did make use of them in ancillary testing. The vaccine from Johnson and Johnson is produced using material connected to abortion-derived cell lines, and thus it is more morally problematic than the alternatives. When given the choice, a Catholic that makes an informed decision to be inoculated should choose from vaccines with the least connection to abortion.

Deadline to apply for scholarships is April 15

LAKE CHARLES (March 12, 2021) — Up to 400 students will have an opportunity to earn scholarships to attend Catholic schools this Fall within the Diocese of Lake Charles, thanks to the generosity of a patron giving a $1.8 million donation. The family, who wishes to remain anonymous, made the generous gift through ACE Scholarships, which provides children of low-income families access to quality education through its scholarship program. 

The Board of Pastors recommends that Saint Louis Catholic High School be rebuilt contingent on funding.  If requisite funding is not available, the Board of Pastors will not encumber their parishes financially.  The Board of Pastors also recommends that Saint Louis Catholic High School relocates based upon the aforementioned conditions.  The Bishop accepts both recommendations.