An Acadiana church is asking for the return of a crucifix taken from the grave of a local candidate for sainthood. On Thursday, the Rev. Korey R. LaVergne of St. Edward Catholic Church in Richard ...

Joseph Dutton, a sainthood candidate with the title of "Servant of God," is seen in this undated photo. He was a Civil War veteran who served in the leprosy settlement of Kalaupapa, Hawaii, from 1886 ...

CHURCH POINT, La. (KLFY) — Officials at St. Edward Catholic Church in Church Point are looking for answers after the desecration of the gravesite of the “The Little Cajun Saint,” Charlene Richard.

RICHARD, La. (Louisiana First) — People from across the country make the trip to a small Louisiana town to visit a grave occupied by a young girl who died nearly seven decades ago. Charlene Richard’s ...

RICHARD, La. (KLFY) — The Vatican has officially accepted and approved the investigation into the life of Charlene Richard, “the Little Cajun Saint.” Charlene, a Richard native, died from acute ...

A ceremony to honor Charlene Richard, a twelve-year-old girl that passed away from Leukemia on Aug. 11, 1959 will take place on Saturday. The event will be held at St. Edward Roman Catholic Church in ...

ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) — A special mass was held at St. Edward’s Catholic Church to honor Charlene Richard, known as the “Little Cajun Saint, on the 66th anniversary of her death. Charlene Richard ...