Humanae Vitae (HV) is an encyclical written by Blessed Pope Paul VI on July 25, 1968 to reaffirm the orthodox teaching of the Catholic Church on married love, responsible parenthood and the continued rejection of unnatural forms of birth control and abortion. It affirmed traditional Church moral teaching on the sanctity of life and the procreative and unitive nature of conjugal relations.

VATICAN CITY -- With the 50th anniversary of "Humanae Vitae" being celebrated on Wednesday, July 25, the story of how Blessed Pope Paul VI arrived at the final text of is a main focus of discussion.

MOSS BLUFF – Bishop Glen John Provost has approved the final plans and specifications for the Camp Karol Catholic Retreat Center, according to Father Whitney Miller, Director of Saint Charles Center and Camp Karol.

OPELOUSAS - A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, July 3, for Reverend Monsignor Louis J. Melancon, a retired priest of the Diocese of Lake Charles, in St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. Msgr. Melancon, 82, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 30.

LAKE CHARLES -- Bishop Glen John Provost was the presiding prelate on Saturday, June 30, at the Mass of Ordination for Reverend Samuel Orsot as a priest for the Diocese of Lake Charles as well as the ordination of a transitional deacon – Deacon Michael Caraway - in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.