The beginning of Lent also ushers in a time of sacrifice, with many of the faithful abstaining from meat on Fridays. They ...

The community gathered on Wednesday, March 5, to pray for a Lafayette family. All four of them - mom, dad, and two children - ...

Barbara Hoskin Blackwood passed away at her home in Baton Rouge, La. on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at the age of 91. She was a ...

As Mardi Gras comes to an end many Catholics in the Acadiana area are preparing for the beginning of Lent. Here are the ...

Former Southside High School football coach and current district employee Josh Fontenot and his family were injured and ...

Here are area restaurants, community halls and churches that are serving beer-battered cod, fried shrimp, pierogi and more during Lent.

Alligator for Lent? Yep, it’s allowed! The Catholic Church confirms gator is seafood, so South Louisiana can keep it on the ...

During his time in New Orleans, the Rev. Jerome LeDoux marked several foreheads with ashes as pastor of the country's oldest ...

Six religious sisters serving in the diocese told the Catholic Herald that they will mark jubilees this year. Five of them joined Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and other women religious for a special ...

Among the event’s attendees were St. Anthony Catholic Church’s pastor, the Rev. Rick Andrus, State Sen. Gerald Boudreaux, and current and former Lafayette City Council members Elroy Broussard and ...