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  • WATCH: Funeral mass for beloved pastor Mark Beard

    August 4, 2023 10:27 AM

    AMITE - Parishioners will say their final goodbyes to Father Mark Beard on Friday. A funeral mass is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at St. Helena Catholic Church. Watch the funeral mass live here Beard died in a highway wreck near the Louisiana-Mississippi state line on Wednesday.... more »
  • La. pastor killed in crash remembered as 'wonderful man' by governor, parishioners Play Video

    August 3, 2023 5:53 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards says people all over Louisiana, not just within, the Catholic community, are mourning the death of Father Mark Beard. The Baton Rouge Diocese announced Beard's death Wednesday afternoon, saying he was killed in a car wreck near the Louisiana-Mississippi state line earlier... more »
  • Former Slidell pastor, Patrick Wattigny, arrested in Georgia on warrants for molestation

    October 23, 2020 11:28 AM

    SLIDELL - According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, the former pastor of a Slidell-area church was booked Thursday (October 22) night into a Georgia jail as a fugitive out of St. Tammany Parish, after detectives with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office obtained warrants for his arrest on... more »
  • Ascension-area church leader released from jail after new molestation indictment

    February 4, 2020 12:52 PM

    GONZALES - A minister previously accused of molesting a teenage girl has bonded out of jail after his indictment on new, similar allegations this week. Rev. Irvin Briley, Jr. was booked into the Ascension Parish jail on one count of molestation of a juvenile. He was released on a... more »
  • Baton Rouge Diocese holds reparation service for sex abuse scandal Play Video

    April 5, 2019 11:19 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A few dozen faithful filled St. Joseph Cathedral in downtown to pray for forgiveness in the aftermath of the Catholic priest sex abuse scandal. In February, the diocese released a list of 41 clergyman accused of a litany of sexual abuse across several decades. The list,... more »
  • Baton Rouge Bishop: Catholic Church working on making local abuse records public Play Video

    September 21, 2018 5:52 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Bishop Michael Duca vowed transparency in an unprecedented, five-minute phone conversation with WBRZ Friday related to allegations of sexual abuse within the Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge and a plan to make records public. “I don’t have a timetable right now. We are moving fairly quickly,”... more »
  • Diocese reports investigation of sexual misconduct involving local priest Play Video

    December 16, 2017 7:22 PM

    GONZALES – The Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge said it has informed civil authorities of an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a local priest, but its own internal inquiry has not substantiated the allegations. In a statement late Saturday, the Diocese released not only the name of the priest... more »
  • Local church had its last mass Sunday, closing doors after 51 years Play Video

    November 26, 2017 9:43 PM

    BATON ROUGE- St. Louis the King of France Catholic Church is closing its doors after 51 years. There wasn't an empty seat during Sunday morning's mass. Churchgoers gathered to attend the last service at St. Louis the King of France Catholic Church. Parishioners say this is the largest... more »
  • Area church closing its doors after more than 100 years Play Video

    October 1, 2017 11:33 PM

    BAYOU PIGEON - The beginnings of St. Joan of Arc Parish Church in Bayou Pigeon can be traced all the way back to 1909, with services held in private homes. The current chapel has only been around for 14 years. "I tore the old one down. It broke... more »
  • St. Louis King of France Church to close in November Play Video

    September 24, 2017 10:31 PM

    BATON ROUGE – St. Louis King of France Catholic School will close in May, the diocese Announced Friday. The closure comes as the parish church is consolidated with nearby St. Thomas Moore. In a letter to the school community, Reverend Michael J. Alello wrote the school cannot remain open... more »
  • St. Louis King of France closing church in November, school in May

    September 22, 2017 5:24 PM

    BATON ROUGE – St. Louis King of France Catholic School will close in May, the diocese announced Friday. The closure comes as the parish church is consolidated with nearby St. Thomas More. In a letter to the school community, Reverend Michael J. Alello wrote the school cannot remain open... more »
  • Priest reported missing found

    April 17, 2017 4:55 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A Catholic priest was found hours after his phone “pinged” in Baton Rouge near LSU and also showed up in St. Landry Parish. The “ping” shows where a cell phone was with some accuracy. A cell phone provider assists authorities in the process. The “ping”... more »
  • Court upholds priests 'seal of confession' in sexual abuse case

    July 29, 2016 2:15 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A win for the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Baton Rouge today in a legal case that centered around a church doctrine prohibiting a priest from revealing what is said inside a confessional. A state appeals court affirmed that Father Jeff Bayhi does not... more »
  • Breaux Bridge priest arrested on child pornography charges

    July 27, 2016 12:30 PM

    BREAUX BRIDGE – A Breaux Bridge priest has been arrested on possession of child pornography charges. On Wednesday, investigators from the Special Victims Unit of the Louisiana State Police arrested Reverend F. David Broussard. The Special Victims Unit received a complaint earlier this month that a computer belonging... more »
  • Ash Wednesday marks beginning of Lent Play Video

    February 10, 2016 9:03 AM

    BATON ROUGE- Many Christians are heading to mass today to celebrate the beginning of Lent. Churches throughout the capital area will be holding Ash Wednesday services all day long. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season. During the holy day, it's tradition for Christians to receive an ashen... more »
  • Priest who knew Mother Teresa: No one more deserving

    December 19, 2015 12:01 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Mother Teresa has a clear pathway to sainthood after Pope Francis approved a second miracle. A priest from the Lafayette-area who know her says there's no one more deserving. "It's an eerie feeling to know someone that was your friend is now a saint in heaven," Fr.... more »

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