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Diocese of Lafayette
Louisiana parishioners stop teen armed with rifle from entering first Communion Mass
by CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, May 12, 2024 / 13:10 pm Quick action by alert parishioners and local police are credited with averting a tragedy at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, Louisiana, yesterday. As 60 children were preparing for their first Communion, the parish located south of Lafayette, …
African American Louisiana priest hospitalized after machete attack, race cited as possible motive
By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Jul 14, 2023 / 18:00 pm A Catholic priest is in critical but stable condition after he was attacked on the grounds of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Melville, Louisiana, Thursday evening. Father Stephen Ugwu, the church pastor, was allegedly approached by 58-year-old …