The Catholic Faith Communities of

St John the Baptist &
Our Lady of the Assumption

Parish Office: 4727 McHugh Drive, Zachary, LA 70791
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Catholic News Service
- Retired Pope Benedict corrects statement for Munich abuse report
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Amending a written statement made to a panel investigating clerical sexual...
- El Salvador welcomes four new martyrs, symbols of Vatican II church
  
  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS) — Unlike the spotless image of many holy men and...
- UPDATE: Pope sets Jan. 26 as day of prayer for peace in Ukraine
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Saying he was worried about Ukraine and how a possible Russian-Ukrainian...
- Pope confers ministries of lector, catechist on lay women and men
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Highlighting the importance of the Bible in the life of faith...
- Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek: Poor in spirit
  
  Walter Ciszek was a tough kid growing up in the rugged coal country of Shenandoah,...
National Catholic Register
- Encouraged by Possible ‘Roe’ Overturning, Minnesotans Pray and March for Life
  
  Coutesy photo The cathedral prayer service and public support were part of the Jan. 22 event. Lower left: Kaity Gerten and family Lorena Cervantes with two of her children (the other was serving at...
- Archbishop Cordileone: ‘The Solution to Building a Culture of Life is Being True Christians’
  
  Courtesy photo Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone walks with marchers during the Walk for Life West Coast praying the Rosary Jan. 22, 2022 in San Francisco. ‘The new secular religion of our...
- How to Navigate the Vaccination Mandate Debate
  
  JOSEPH PREZIOSO Demonstrators for and against vaccine mandates and passports picket outside the the State House in Boston on Jan. 5 Discerning the science and civil discourse are key.
- COVID Mandate Logic
  
  ROBYN BECK People demonstrate against COVID-19 vaccine mandates for students in Huntington Beach, California, on Jan. 3. EDITORIAL: The decision whether to vaccinate or not should be a free...
- Catholic Bishops of Ukraine and Poland Say Russia Tensions Pose ‘Great Danger’
  
  Courtesy photo Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, with Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference. The bishops...
News from the Vatican
- Pope says news reporting requires better listening, more objectivity
  
  Listening to others is the first essential ingredient of good communication and a condition of genuine dialogue, Pope Francis said.
- Preaching must awaken souls, not put them to sleep, pope says
  
  Preaching long, spiritually empty homilies can reduce the Word of God to a mere set of abstract concepts that fail to awaken one's soul, Pope Francis said.
- Benedict XVI admits ‘incorrect’ info given to abuse inquiry
  
  Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has admitted that a previous statement on his participation in a meeting that discussed an abusive priest was “objectively incorrect.”
- For first time, Pope Francis installs women in two church ministries
  
  Pope Francis installed women as well as men from all over the world as catechists and lectors on Sunday, marking a break with what had been church law reserving those ministries to men, even if women...
- Doctrine must be safeguarded by discernment, faith, pope says
  
  Discernment is a key attribute in protecting doctrinal integrity, in safeguarding the innocent and in guiding the church's synodal path, Pope Francis told members of and advisers to the Congregation...