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Dr. Claudia Sadowski

Leadership formation focuses on pastoral service within Hispanic communities

See. Illuminate. Act. Celebrate.

Rebekah Martin and Sister Benedicta stand by bags containing 1,500 stuffed animals donated to Franciscan Health by The Eva Martin Project, founded in memory of Rebekah’s daughter.

The Eva Martin Project honors memory of 3-year-old Michigan girl

Stuffed Animals for Pediatric Patients

CYO

Hard work and good defense prove critical in championship games

CYO Boys’ Basketball

Matt Kresich

Diocesan native asks readers to listen for God's call

The Path of Discernment

ICC, bishops call for ‘humane legislative solutions’ on immigration

St. Paul Men's Club board members present Father Doug Mayer with a $10,000 donation to the church

St. Paul Men’s Club asks students to define their mission

Inaugural Scholarship Program

Nation & World

Pope Leo XIV greets visitors and pilgrims from the popemobile as he rides around St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience Sept. 3, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope Leo XIV explains why Catholics fast during Lent

A photo of earth from space with visible lights

AI literacy: A digital examen for the soul

Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori reflects on the ministry of priests during Mass for the Archdiocese of Baltimore day of prayer, celebration of service and remembrance Nov. 18, 2024, at St. Joseph Church in Cockeysville, Md. In a Feb. 9, 2026, pastoral letter, Archbishop Lori urged Catholics to approach public life with synodal listening and civic virtue, drawing on Blessed Michael McGivney's example of serving immigrant families. (OSV News photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review)

In pastoral letter, Baltimore archbishop calls for renewed political culture