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 ...

CHURCH POINT, La. — Charlene Marie Richard, also known as the Little Cajun Saint, was only 12 years old when she passed, but Acadiana will never let her be forgotten. She passed away from acute ...

Efforts to have Charlene Richard recognized as a saint have advanced another step, with the Vatican accepting and approving the results of the Diocese of Lafayette's investigation into the life and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RICHARD, La. (KLFY) — The Vatican has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RICHARD, La. (Louisiana First) — People from across the country make the trip to a small Louisiana town to visit a grave occupied ...

What a fantastic story by The New York Times. I gripe about their coverage all the time, but when they get it right, they knock it out of the park. It's about the cause for canonization of Charlene ...

(KALB) - When you think about Louisiana Saints, you may be thinking about football. But one little girl who died in 1959 could be changing that. This is the story of the Little Cajun Saint. Charlene ...

RICHARD, La. (KLFY)– A ceremony is taking place tomorrow at the Vatican in Rome for Charlene Richard as the investigation into her cause for canonization as a saint begins in the Catholic Church.

CHURCH POINT, La. — A little girl from the Lafayette area could be on the path to being recognized as a saint. If she is, she would become the first from Louisiana. “Just pray for us, pray for this ...