Official Appointments
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, D.D., M.A., Bishop of Lake Charles, has made the following diocesan appointments.
Information and Announcements About The Diocese
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, D.D., M.A., Bishop of Lake Charles, has made the following diocesan appointments.
Every Catholic, to enter more deeply into the life of Christ, is to participate in some way in the spiritual and penitential disciplines of Lent. The regulations for the Catholic Church in the United States are as follows: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. The other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat.
LAKE CHARLES –Father Don Piraro, Director-emeritus of Saint Charles Center, was named the 2015 winner of the Clergy Leadership Award given by the Bishop Jude Speyrer Chapter of Pontifical Knights and Dames at their annual Christmas luncheon.
Read more: Father Don Piraro Receives Clergy Leadership Award
(Special from Reverend Rommel Tolentino)
On December 8, 2015, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, His Holiness Pope Francis opened the Holy Doors at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome to inaugurate the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy.
(Special from the Office of Religious Education)
LAKE CHARLES -- On Saturday, December 5, over 100 middle school students from around the Diocese of Lake Charles participated in the Inaugural Diocese of Lake Charles Quiz Bowl at Saint Louis Catholic High School.
DID YOU KNOW…
As the seat of the Diocese of Lake Charles, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a spiritual symbol for over 24,000 Catholic families. However, it is also a symbol of history and architectural design for generations of Louisianans.
Read more: The Story of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
LAKE CHARLES –Tammy Welch, a parishioner of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Hackberry, was named the “Distinguished Catholic of the Year” by St. Peter Claver Court and Council #168 of St. Henry Catholic Church at the recent Sapphire and Ice Gala fundraiser. Msgr. Daniel Torres, pastor of St. Henry and diocesan Vicar General, made the presentation to Mrs. Welch.
ROME -- The first video of Pope Francis’ traditional monthly prayer intentions has been released.
LAKE CHARLES – The Diocese of Lake Charles recently concluded a planning study to test the feasibility of a major diocesan-wide fundraising effort. The study was conducted over the summer. Parishioners were invited to provide their opinions on (or their level of support for) specific needs affecting the diocese’s long-term strategic vision.
Read more: Planning Study Points to Capital Campaign for Diocese
LAKE CHARLES – The Diocese of Lake Charles announced new details of its landmark capital campaign at the Bishop’s Gala last Saturday, December 12. The diocesan-wide Return to the Lord Capital Campaign, the first in the history of the diocese, is an effort to raise $16 million to support priests, parishes, and faith ministries.
LAKE CHARLES ---A list of afternoon Masses celebrated in the Novus Ordo at churches of the Diocese of Lake Charles – on Saturday and Sunday – is found below. This information is provided to assist Catholics who may be traveling and arrive home late on Sunday, shift workers at our local industries, and all others who may wish to attend a later afternoon Mass on the weekend.