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
- Miami chaplains, clergy remember Surfside building collapse a year later
  
  SURFSIDE, Fla. (CNS) — A few vivid memories of the 2021 Surfside building collapse remain...
- Roe and the legacy of abortion
  
  On Friday, June 24, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood...
- Archbishop, Ukrainian president call missile strikes on mall terrorist act
  
  LVIV, Ukraine (CNS) — Russian missile strikes on a Ukrainian mall with about 1,000 civilians...
- Archbishop asks church to be in solidarity with migrants who died in truck
  
  SAN ANTONIO (CNS) — The archbishop of San Antonio offered prayers for 46 people found...
- Inflation, Ukraine war complicate getting aid to Ethiopia’s most needy
  
  In Alitena, a remote village in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the Daughters of Charity host...
National Catholic Register
- Vatican Debuts Monthly Street Newspaper
  
  Daniel Ibanez/CNA The front page of the new L’Osservatore di Strada, which will be available June 30. Each edition of the street paper will be...
- Pope Francis: ‘I Have Been Able to Walk for 3 Days’
  
  National Catholic Register Pope Francis walks with a cane at the beginning of a meeting with Brazilian bishops on June 27. The Vatican has...
- ‘I Miss My Child Every Day’: Women Speak of Post-Abortion Trauma as Nation Shifts From ‘Law of the Land’ Mentality
  
  Motortion Films A woman regrets her abortion, keeping her from sleep. The voices of those wanting to tell of the devastation of abortion have been...
- Pope Francis to Teens: Use the Summer Break Well
  
  Vatican Media Pope Francis with teens at the opening ceremony of World Youth Day 2019 in Panama. The video was sent to 130 youth, ages 12-18...
- Pope Francis Asks for Prayers After 46 Migrants Found Dead in Texas Trailer
  
  CNA Pope Francis at a general audience in Rome in June 2018. The migrants were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas on...
News from the Vatican
- Vatican runner to compete in half marathon at Med Games
  
  The daughter of a Vatican employee will represent “the pope’s team” by competing in the half marathon at the Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria, on Friday.
- Preach the Gospel, obey the church, pope tells Neocatechumenal Way
  
  Evangelization efforts must be characterized by zeal to preach the Gospel and obedience to Christ and his church, Pope Francis told members of the Neocatechumenal Way.
- In face of rejection and injustice, do good, pope says
  
  True disciples of Jesus always choose to do good, even when they are rejected, and never resort to anger or threatening divine punishment on others, Pope Francis said.
- Vatican publishes slightly updated guidelines for handling abuse cases
  
  Two years after posting online a step-by-step guide for how Church authorities are supposed to handle accusations of alleged abuse by clerics and labeling it "Version 1.0," the Dicastery for the...
- After court decision, it’s time for widespread pro-life work, Vatican says
  
  A truly pro-life celebration of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade would lead to cooperative efforts to pass legislation protecting life, women's rights and motherhood, said an...