Catholic Charities CEO honored with Papal Award

For the Church and for the Pontiff. This is the title of the Papal Award being presented to Kim Boudreau this morning. lt is a special designation of someone who by their works and charity exhibits what it means to give of themselves in service to others. In addition to being an opportunity to honor the individual recipient, it is also a means of highlighting the work to which every Christian is called.

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Discovering the joie de vivre through service to the poor: The Order of Malta in Acadiana

"That building was under five feet of water a few months ago."  

I looked at the restaurant that was no more than a stone's throw from the hotel parking lot and tried my best to picture what the surrounding area looked like in the fall of 2016.  

As we set about driving to the work site, our driver and host, Paul David, began to paint a picture of how impacted the Lafayette Region was by the "no-name storm" that had hit the area six months prior. 

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Catholic Charities of Acadiana CEO Kim Boudreaux awarded rare Papal honor from Pope Francis, highlighting her leadership and the charitable work of Catholic Charities of Acadiana

Catholic Charities of Acadiana CEO Kim Boudreaux has been awarded the Papal honor Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, or "For the Church and Pope," by Pope Francis. This is one of the highest awards bestowed by the Pope on lay women and men, and it is conferred for distinguished service to the Church.

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