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Father Gregory Bim-Merle distributes Holy Communion to his brother, Michael Bim-Merle, of Michigan City, a member of the Portage Fire Department who attended the Blue Mass hosted by the Diocese of Gary on May 10 at St. James the Less, where Father Bim-Merle serves as administrator. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Diocese hosts Blue Mass to recognize sacrifice of first responders

Bishop Robert J. McClory (right) and Father Rick Holy, director of pro-life activities for the Diocese of Gary, lead a group in the rosary followed by a prayer vigil outside Indiana State Prison, Michigan City prior to the execution of Joseph Corcoran, 49, on Dec. 17, 2024. (Deacon Bob Wellinski photo)

Prayer vigil will be visible sign of Church’s pro-life stance

Praying for an end to the death penalty

: Vivian Kelby turned 100 on May 4 and still volunteers weekly in the Franciscan Health Crown Point gift shop. She’s been a volunteer at the hospital for nearly 50 years.

100-year-old Franciscan Health volunteer still going strong after almost 50 years of service

Vanessa and Ryan Lochow, St. James the Less parishioners, receive a candle from Bishop Robert J. McClory during the Mass of Remembrance for Bereaved Parents. (Mary Wellinski photo)

Mass offers hope and healing for bereaved parents

A photo taken in the spring a few years ago shows one of the locations on the churchgrounds of Nativity of Our Savior in Portage that is maintained by the parish's Garden Angels group. (Provided photo)

Parishioners ready to make places of worship beautiful this spring

Sunday morning light illuminates the Immaculate Heart of Mary, a stained-glass window at St. Bridget, Hobart. (Angela Hughes photo)

Seven ways Catholics can honor Mary this May

Nation & World

A drone view May 9, 2025, shows St. Mary of the Assumption Church at the very southern edge of Chicago, where Pope Leo XIV attended Mass with his family while he was growing up. The church, vacant since 2011, is now in the planning stages for a possible community center, workers' training program and place of worship for area church congregations. (OSV News photo/Carlos Osorio, Reuters)

Pope Leo XIV's election gives new hope to Dolton, Ill., and the church that formed him

The Tumblr application is seen on a mobile phone in this illustration photo March 7, 2018. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has released a 10th anniversary edition of the bishops' pastoral on pornography, "Create in Me a Pure Heart," with a new preface. The title, slightly modified for its 10th anniversary, evokes Psalm 51. (OSV News illustration/Thomas White, Reuters)

US bishops release updated pastoral letter on pornography amid rise in sexual exploitation

Augustinian Father José Luis Romero Toscano, seen May 12, 2025, serves in the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, where Pope Leo XIII was the bishop until 2023. The priest predicted the new pope would draw on Augustinian values to promote unity in the church. (OSV News photo/David Agren)

Peru's Augustinian friars remember 'Monsignor Roberto' as defender of 'those who have nothing'