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Deacon Martin Brown

Three Black Catholics who paved the way in faith

God's Men of Color

Music Ministry members (front row from left) Arlene Biocic, Lorna Nietzel, Mary Cusic and Jan Koble, all from St. Edward in Lowell, pair up to "share their story and their goals for their music ministry during their specific Liturgical Conference '23 session on Oct. 28 at St. Michael the Archangel in Schererville. "We want to share our witness when we sing," explained co-presentor Allson Powell, director of music at St. John the Evangelist in St. John. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Conference ‘25 to bring diocesan liturgical ministers together to celebrate hope

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A man bows his head in prayer among the hundreds of worshippers at the one-year anniversary Mass for Vietnamese Catholics at St. Michael the Archangel in Schererville on Nov. 2. Coordinated by those sharing the Southeast Asian heritage, the liturgy presided over by Bishop Robert J. McClory was part of an evening that included an ethnic dinner and customary entertainment in celebration of the establishment of a monthly Vietnamese language Mass at the parish. (Anthony D. Alonzo photo)

Vietnamese Catholics cherish local bilingual Mass gatherings

A Common Language

Father Tom Mischler

Churches invite all to pray before Blessed Sacrament for vocations

Pope St. John Paul Monstrance Visits Diocese

Ss Monica and Luke

Parish celebrates 98th anniversary of liturgy celebrating Black Catholics

Small But Strong

Father Ben Ross, pastor at St. Bridget in Hobart, talks with (left) Sister Benita Maria, C.M.C. and Sister Serene Jacob, C.M.C., both members of the Congregation of Mother of Carmel. St. Bridget hosted the annual luncheon hosted by the Serra Club of Northwest Indiana for religious sisters on Oct. 25. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Serra Club thanks religious sisters at annual fall luncheon

For All They Do

Nation & World

Pope Francis greets then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during a private audience at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2021. Pelosi, a Catholic and the first woman to be elected to that role, announced Nov. 6, 2025, that she will not seek reelection to Congress in 2026. (OSV News photo/Vatican Media)

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces she will not seek reelection

A yellow 'X' marks areas of Muhammad Ali Louisville International Airport in Kentucky Nov. 5, 2025, that were closed following the crash of a UPS MD-11 cargo jet. The UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded Nov. 4 in a massive fireball while taking off from the company’s global aviation hub in Louisville, killing at least nine people and injuring 11, authorities said. (OSV News photo/Michael Clevenger, USA Today Network via Imagn Images via Reuters)

Archbishop prays for comfort, peace, healing after deadly crash of UPS cargo plane

Pope Leo XIV is seen speaking to journalists outside the Palazzo Barberini in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, in a screen shot from a video taken Nov. 4, 2025. (CNS photo/screen grab, Vatican Media)

Pope answers questions about migrants, Venezuela, Rupnik trial