Documents in support of sainthood for Charlene Richard bound for Rome
Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel of the Diocese of Lafayette blesses the three copies of the Acts of the Cause for the canonization of Charlene Marie Richard, “The Little Cajun Saint,” during a ceremony at St. Edward Church in Richard on Saturday. Two of the three copies will be delivered by hand to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints directly across from Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, and the original will remain sealed in the archives of the Diocese of Lafayette. (Photo by Claudette Olivier/Crowley Post-Si
Cold weather did not keep the faithful from praying for — and to — their “The Little Cajun Saint” as the process for the Cause for Canonization of Charlene Richard moves forward.
John Dale Richard, brother to Charlene, spoke to the crowd of faithful who gathered in an outdoor area at St. Edward Church in Richard on Saturday for a ceremony to officially close the diocesan phase of the pro...
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