2026 Blessing of the Graves
The schedule for the 2026 Blessing of the Graves can be found in October’s Catholic Connection, as...
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News & Announcements
Mission Monthly: Connected in Faith, Grateful in Service
This month’s Mission Monthly focuses on two ministries funded by the Catholic Service Appeal: The Catholic Connection...
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Litany to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Life
The Response is: Mary, pray for us. Mary, Mother of all Life, help us to respect human life...
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What Is an Apostolic Administrator?
The Diocese of Shreveport is currently in a time of transition. Following the retirement of Bishop Emeritus...
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Mary, Mother of Life: Respect Life Reflection from the USCCB
Oh Mary, “Mother of the living, to you do we entrust the cause of life.” (Evangelium vitae)
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Press Release: Appointment of Bishop Robert Marshall as Apostolic Administrator and Resignation of Bishop Malone
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pope Leo XIV Accepts Resignation of Bishop Francis I. Malone of the Diocese of...
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Pope Leo XIV Accepts Resignation of Bishop Francis I. Malone of the Diocese of Shreveport; Appoints Bishop Robert W. Marshall, Jr. as Apostolic Administrator
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Francis I. Malone, 76, from the...
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The Magnificat
art: Visitation by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1491. Public Domain The Magnificat (Latin for “[My soul] magnifies [the Lord]”)...
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Turning Our Hearts to Mary This August
image: The Heart of Mary, by Leopold Kupelweiser (1796-1862). Public Domain. Throughout the month of August, the...
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Letter of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the...
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In Memory of Jesús Manuel Rodríguez León
May 31, 1966 – June 27, 2026 Jesús Manuel Rodríguez León, 60, of Shreveport, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on...
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