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The first Leones Christi tournament class hosted a Graduation Mass and Dinner on Feb. 17 at St. Bridget in Hobart. Receiving certificates for completing all assignments for the new men’s ministry are the graduates, led by founder Jason Solivais (back row center wearing cap). (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

New men’s ministry created at St. Bridget graduates first class

Lions of Christ

Caption: After her last Sunday Mass at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church in Whiting before entering a monastery, Marie Beccaloni took a photo with Father Andrew Summerson and Pani Laura Ieraci. (Provided photo)

Woman discerns lifestyle of self-discipline and abstinence from worldly pleasures

Prayer and Contemplation

Cheryl Hale is chairwoman of Bowl for the Cure, which recently celebrated 25 years of raising funds for Franciscan Health Michigan City breast cancer patients.

Fundraiser marks 25 years supporting Franciscan Health breast cancer patients

Bowl for the Cure

pastoral planning

After prayerful reflection, recommendations released to strengthen diocese’s future

Shared Vision Supports Spiritual Needs

Ethics of AI presentation

Formation session discusses the role of technology within evangelization

The Ethics of AI

My Mental Wellness Toolbox

Online meeting offers tools for walking with others experiencing emotional distress

Staying Healthy In Mind, Body and Spirit

Nation & World

Pope Leo XIV, with regional representatives of synod teams, listens to and answers questions from participants in the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies in the Vatican audience hall Oct. 24, 2025. The final reports for two Synod on Synodality study groups, on formation for the priesthood and on navigating the Church's presence in digital spaces, were released on March 3, 2026. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Vatican synod study group proposes creation of pontifical commission for new technologies

Young choir members pray during a Mass at Dublin's St. Mary's Pro Cathedral Nov. 14, 2025, marking the bicentenary of the church's dedication in 1825 and the feast of the city's patron, St. Laurence O'Toole. The same day Pope Leo XIV officially designated the pro-cathedral as the Dublin Archdiocese's cathedral, ending its 200-year status as a temporary (pro) church. Speaking at a book launch in Dublin in mid-February 2026, Bishop Niall Coll of Raphinoe said young Catholics born after 1995 want doctrinal cla

Young Catholics want doctrinal clarity, not adaptability, Irish bishop says

An explosion caused by a projectile impact after Iran launched missiles into Israel following Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 28, 2026. (OSV News photo/Gideon Markowicz, Reuters)

Catholic clergy call for prayer, peace after US-Israel attacks on Iran, retaliatory strikes