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I, The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, hereby announce the pastoral assignments for the Year Two thousand and Nineteen for the Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana:

On Thursday, April 11, Bishop Glen John Provost released a list of 12 clerics that have been credibly accused of of sexual misconduct with a minor in the Diocese of Lake Charles since its establishment in 1980.

LAKE CHARLES – A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Rev. Frederick F. “Fred” Russi, 78, a retired priest of the Diocese of Lake Charles, in Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 30.  Father Russi, a native of Lafayette, died on Thursday, May 23, 2019.

LAKE CHARLES – Bishop Glen John Provost was aided by Rev. Trey Ange, Chaplain of the Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Diocese of Lake Charles, in presenting religious emblems to worthy scouts at the annual Bishop’s Brunch Saturday, April 6.

LAKE CHARLES – Work continues on many and varied areas of the restoration of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception with artists from Conrad Schmitt Studios and stained glass specialists from Emil Frei & Associates doing beautiful work to bring the Cathedral back to a glory not seen in many years.

My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

There is an ancient Latin hymn sung in the past on very solemn occasions in Catholic ceremonies whose refrain is as follows:  “Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands” (in Latin Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat).    The sentiment these words express are very much what Easter is all about.

By Julie Asher
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Child sexual abuse in the United States is at epidemic levels.

By Eleanor Kennelly Gaetan
Catholic News Service
Backgrounder. Part of the Children at Risk series.

LAKE CHARLES – The Catholic schools of the Diocese of Lake Charles will begin the 2019-2020 school year with the return of students to classes on Friday, August 9, at Our Lady Immaculate Catholic School in Jennings and on Monday, August 12, at the six schools located in Calcasieu Parish, according to calendars for the 2019-2020 school term released by the Office of Catholic Schools.