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
- Cardinal Cassidy, Vatican’s former top ecumenist, dies at 96
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Australian Cardinal Edward I. Cassidy, a longtime Vatican diplomat and former...
- Voyagers
  
  NEW YORK (CNS) — The tedious sci-fi parable “Voyagers” (Lionsgate) seems designed to prove that...
- Five top-5 lists drawn from the Vatican’s Statistical Yearbook
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The countries in the world with the most people baptized Catholics...
- Even bullying has changed in pandemic, says NCEA presenter
  
  WASHINGTON (CNS) — Bullying in schools is nothing new, but in the COVID-19 era, it...
- Belfast bishop urges politicians to avoid inciting more violence
  
  BELFAST, Northern Ireland (CNS) — The Catholic bishop of Belfast urged politicians to be more...
National Catholic Register
- Seeing Jesus Through the Eyes of Mary
  
  New book offers a new perspective on a beloved Gospel. COMMENTARY: Message of new book that offers a rich, multilayered filter through which to read the Gospel of John: ‘Lectio divina’ beats...
- A Guide to Divine Mercy: The Feast of Refuge for Souls
  
  Praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet is an important devotion. Inspiration for the Second Sunday of Easter
- Praying for Salvific Ignorance for the Clever Hans Küng
  
  Rob Croes Hans Küng speaks Jan. 29, 1973, at Amsterdam’s Dominicuskerk. Küng died on the fifth day of the Divine Mercy Novena, the day dedicated especially to “the souls of those who have...
- French Catholic Bishops Open Beatification Cause of Dominican Priest
  
  French Dominican priest Father Marie-Etienne Vayssière (1864-1940) was known for his trust in divine Providence. Father Marie-Etienne Vayssière is a model of holiness.
- New Mexico Legalizes Assisted Suicide
  
  A doctor prepares to administer a deadly concoction. Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe stated on March 3 that the legislation was “the worst in the nation.”
News from the Vatican
- Five top-5 lists drawn from the Vatican’s Statistical Yearbook
  
  The countries in the world with the most people baptized Catholics continue to be, in order: Brazil, Mexico, the Philippines, the United States and Italy.
- Catholic leaders tell Harvard panel victims are ‘true north’ of anti-abuse fight
  
  On the 100th birthday of his priest abuser, Mark J. Williams visited his abuser’s gravesite and “let it go.” He forgave the man for the pain he had caused.
- Vatican Museums set a May 3 target to reopen
  
  The Vatican Museums are aiming to reopen to the public starting on May 3, depending on status of the coronavirus.
- ‘Profound evil’ of abuse must be eradicated, Pope Francis tells symposium
  
  As religious leaders, scholars, experts and abuse survivors come together online to participate in a three-day international symposium on faith, healing and prevention, Pope Francis sent a message as...
- After a too-long Lent, cardinal gives ideas for an extended Easter season
  
  After what feels like "a truly trying Lent of 400-plus days" because of the coronavirus pandemic, Christians need to "envisage and embrace" a season of Easter faith and hope that goes beyond the...