By Jim Graves
Our Sunday Visitor

The National Shrine of St. Katharine Drexel in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, which houses the remains and relics of the saint who founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1891, will permanently close on Dec. 31, Sister Donna Breslin, president of the community, announced recently.



LAKE CHARLES — Two priests, Father Jude Fernando, T.O.R, a native of Sri Lanka, and the other, Father John Payne, a priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, have been appointed to pastoral positions in the Diocese of Lake Charles.

LAKE CHARLES – The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, has approved a leave of absence from priestly ministry in the diocese to Rev. John Huckaby, pastor of St. Theodore Catholic Church in Moss Bluff.

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops (LCCB) released a statement - "It's Time to Affirm Life Without Exception: The Death Penalty is Not Acceptable" – on Tuesday, April 18.

LAKE CHARLES – The Fatima Centennial Celebration in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception will begin at 6 a.m. each day Friday, May 5, through Friday, May 12, with a Novena and Rosary Procession, followed by Low Mass.

LAKE CHARLES – Bishop Glen John Provost has appointed Father Nathan Long as Rector of St. Louis Catholic High School.