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Pope Francis has again said that he thinks married men becoming priests is something that could happen in the future.

During the weeks leading up to her retirement from KLFY-TV, Blue Rolfes was tight-lipped about the "next chapter" of her life. The mystery is over...

If you were raised in south Louisiana, the question, "did you get your ashes and what are you giving up for Lent?" is not at all strange to you. Nearly a third of the state's population is Catholic.

Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel will serve as the Diocese of Lafayette's seventh bishop.

Francis condemned abortion at the same time, saying that 'avoiding a pregnancy' is not an 'absolute evil' like ending a pregnancy.

The Diocese says that details about the installation of Deshotel as Bishop will be announced in the future.

If you were raised in south Louisiana, the question, "did you get your ashes and what are you giving up?" is not at all strange to you. Nearly a third of the state's population is Catholic, and the majority of that number live south of Alexandria.

The St. John the Evangelist church in Mermantau was vandalized yesterday, and church leaders are asking for your help.

This organist at St. Philip Catholic Church in Vacherie was able to slip in some Mardi Gras music during services over the weekend.

A recent interview suggests that Pope Francis is looking into changing the rules of priestly celibacy. Do you think priests should be able to marry?

I grew up in Abbeville, and attended St. Mary Magdalen Church many times, but never went near the rectory, so I didn't see this until recently.

In an unprecedented and historic move, current pontiff Pope Francis will canonize two former popes, John Paul II and John XXIII in a ceremony at the Vatican this weekend.

The Stations of the Cross portray the final hours of the life of Jesus Christ before the Crucifixion. This version comes from the Catholic TV Network.

An Illinois family says intercession by Sheen saved their son. Team of medical experts from the Vatican says there is no natural explanation for the baby's survival.

A former star athlete Jacoby Davis who attended Vermilion Catholic High School is reportedly suing the school, the school's principal, the school's pastor, and the Catholic Church.

Pope John Paul II, who headed the Catholic Church from 1978 through his death in 2005, will soon officially become a saint. The sainthood was expected for the widely beloved pope, for whom thousands of Catholics chanted "Santo subito" ("Sainthood now”) in St...

In keeping with the whole "doing it his way" theme, Pope Francis called the newsstand owner in Argentina to cancel his home delivery.

This new pope guy is straying from the straight-and-narrow, bucking some long-standing traditions, and doing things "his way".

The process by which the next pope will be elected, known as the conclave, began Tuesday morning at about 11:30. Here are some key points you should know about:

This week at the Vatican in Rome, cardinals from around the world are convening to elect the next pope, which could happen any day now. Who is most likely to succeed Pope Benedict XIV? As of now, there is no clear favorite, but a few cardinals have emerged as the top choices in various betting markets.