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Bishop Shelton J. Fabre joined nine other "honorees" that the publication called "shining examples of those who have made indelible marks of the church."

The goal is to assist as many people as possible with the limited resources the diocese has.

This year's topic is to reflect on the church's role in listening and journeying with others - a topic Pope Francis calls "synodality."

The 2022 Bishop's Appeal will support seminarian education, retired priests, youth formation, adult formation, and the Catholic Schools Office.

For the first time in its 66 year history, St. Bridget Church undergoes a major renovation, revealing a brighter, more grand interior, with new tailor-made pews, porcelain tile floors and a lighter, more elegant color palette.

Bishop Fabre assembled a recovery task force to help him make the best decisions about how to move forward with the rebuilding process in the diocese.

Cajun Navy Ground Force is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that specializes in disaster relief and helping communities come back stronger after natural disasters.

Cajun Navy, other agencies help remove fallen tree that destroyed a Montegut couple's home

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux has been hard at work demonstrating its faith by supporting its four pillars of service.

At a P-RAC, case workers document damages, listen to victims' stories and assist them in registering for federal and state programs.

When Lawrence Arceneaux III drove up tp his childhood home after Ida, he says it was the worst moment of his life.

Candace Pellegrin's childhood home was completely destroyed by Hurricane Ida's powerful winds.

Donna Lee was living in a tent for two and a half months.

Diocesan officials and employees met soon after Hurricane Ida made landfall to begin discussing a plan to respond to one of the worst hurricanes to directly impact the diocese since Hurricane Betsy in 1965.

Lenny Ray says when they saw the island for the first time after Hurricane Ida, it looked like someone had set off a bomb there.

Supplies and hot cooked meals were given away almost everyday in Chauvin for weeks after the storm.

Cut Off resident Sulina Hebert says she was not at all prepared for the sight that greeted her when she returned to her home after the storm.

After Hurricane Ida compromised the roofs of four major buildings on Vandebilt's campus, the two diocesan high schools came together in ways they could not have imagined.

St. Ann parishioners are used to serving and not being served, says Father Cody Chatagnier.

All 11 Catholic schools received some type of damage from Hurricane Ida.