On July 29, 1853, Pope Pius IX created a diocese in the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, Le Post de Natchitoches. It had only five priests and five churches to serve the 20,000 Catholics who were spread throughout the entire northern half of Louisiana.

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In December 2024, Bishop Marshall invited all to participate in a pastoral plan initiative “of prayer, dialogue, and discernment in which we can open our eyes to a new vision for the Church here in Central Louisiana.” We have named this process “Together as One Church: Embracing a Future of Hope.” Each parish and mission …

One of Catholic Charities of Central Louisiana’s three initiatives, indeed the most fundamental service of all Catholic Charities organizations, is the corporal works of mercy in action: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, sheltering the homeless, visiting the sick, visiting the imprisoned, and burying the dead. We cannot offer help …

Pilgrims of Hope The Cross Learn more The Pilgrimage Learn more Junior Pilgrims Learn more Jubilee Events Learn more Indulgences Learn more The 2025 Jubilee will officially open on December 24, 2024, at Mass presided over by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square in Rome. The rite of the Opening of the Holy Door will …

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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

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