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Baton Rouge priest killed in a car crash remembered for his holiness, passion for truth

August 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Mark Beard, pastor of St. Helena Catholic Church in Amite City, Louisiana, died in a car accident Aug. 2, 2023. / Credit: Diocese of Baton Rouge

St. Louis, Mo., Aug 8, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA).
A Louisiana priest who was killed in a car acc… […]

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Father Josh Johnson to lead discernment retreat: ‘Representation matters’

May 26, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Denver Newsroom, May 26, 2022 / 12:12 pm (CNA).
When Father Josh Johnson first felt called to the priesthood, there was an obstacle he had to overcome first — Johnson is Black, and he had never met a Black Catholic priest before. … […]

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Father Danny Roussel of Baton Rouge remembered as a ‘devoted priest’

September 1, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Cross of the Martyrs. / Aaron Groote via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

Baton Rouge, La., Sep 1, 2021 / 19:00 pm (CNA).
The Bishop of Baton Rouge has recalled Fr. Danny Roussel, who died by suicide on Monday, as a devoted and beloved priest, and enco… […]

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Baton Rouge diocese to celebrate 60th anniversary by celebrating St Joseph

May 6, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Joseph with the Infant Jesus, by Guido Reni. / Public Domain

Baton Rouge, La., May 6, 2021 / 22:01 pm (CNA).
The Diocese of Baton Rouge plans to celebrate the Year of St. Joseph in conjunction with its 60th anniversary. The diocese, whi… […]

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