The Catholic Faith Communities of

St John the Baptist &
Our Lady of the Assumption

Parish Office: 4727 McHugh Drive, Zachary, LA 70791
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00-5:00, Fri 8:00-3:00
225-654-5778 | Frontdesk@sjb-ola.org

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Catholic News Service
- Pope ‘accepts’ Afghan’s wedding ring as sign of friendship, hope
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pary Gul, a Christian woman from Afghanistan, met Pope Francis...
- U.K. faith leaders issue common declaration ahead of COP26
  
  ROME (CNS) — Dozens of leaders from the major faiths present in the United Kingdom...
- Central Europe trip was about honoring roots, moving forward, pope says
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A living faith draws strength from remembering the past while continuing...
- In Washington, saints join a crowd marching for immigration reform
  
  WASHINGTON (CNS) — Mario Ramirez of Milwaukee helped carry part of a homemade statue of...
- Dear Evan Hansen
  
  NEW YORK (CNS) — Honesty, we’re assured, is the best policy. For an object lesson...
National Catholic Register
- What I Saw When I Went to a Traditional Latin Mass
  
  Thoom Photo illustration of a woman attending a Traditional Latin Mass. COMMENTARY: I love the Mass at our parish, the ordinary form of the Mass offered in the ordinary way, but I can see...
- Cameroon’s Conflict: A Report From the Ground
  
  Bishop George Nkuo of Kumbo, Cameroon, leads a march for peace in Cameroon, Father Gaston Yuven Vershiyi, Deacon Doh Lawrence, and Bishop George Nkuo of Kumbo Cameroon travels with his Mass kit to...
- Cardinal O’Malley at Safeguarding Summit: ‘The Wrongs Done to God’s People Must Be Corrected’
  
  episkopat.pl Cardinal Seán O’Malley celebrates Mass during a safeguarding summit in Warsaw, Poland, Sept. 20, 2021. Pope Francis sent a video message to participants in the Warsaw meeting...
- Pope Francis: Christian Faith in Europe is Being ‘Diluted by Consumerism’
  
  Vatican Media. Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Sept. 22, 2021. Pope Francis said that the answer to Europe’s watered-down faith was the “healing that...
- Diocese, Former Orphanage Residents in Vermont Differ in Views of Recovery Proces
  
  Manfred Antranias Zimmer via Pixabay (public domain) Church pews in an empty church. Bishop Christopher Coyne of Burlington announced in September 2018 that the diocese was waiving...
News from the Vatican
- Pope ‘accepts’ Afghan’s wedding ring as sign of friendship, hope
  
  When Pary Gul, a Christian woman from Afghanistan, met Pope Francis Sept. 22, she gave him her wedding ring as a reminder of her husband, who has disappeared and may be dead.
- Central Europe trip was about honoring roots, moving forward, pope says
  
  A living faith draws strength from remembering the past while continuing to grow in love of God and service to others, Pope Francis said.
- Pope: Christ’s cross an invitation to set aside divisive agendas
  
  Jesus's death on the cross calls Christians to focus on helping the vulnerable rather than defending contentious agendas, Pope Francis said.
- Media critical of the pope do ‘the devil’s work,’ Francis says
  
  In his conversation with Slovakian Jesuits while visiting the country last week, Pope Francis took a swipe at his media critics, saying he sometimes loses patience with people who insult or judge...
- Vatican City issues COVID-19 ‘Green Pass’ mandate for entry
  
  On Oct. 1, everyone who enters Vatican City will need a COVID-19 pass showing they have either been fully vaccinated, tested negative, or have recently recovered from the disease.