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Father Jay

Mission of the Church in Gary continues

Incoming Rector Reflects on Work of Franciscans

Kevin Matthews

Chicago shock jock, now a roadie for the Blessed Mother, visits diocese

“Will You Deny Me?”

priest jubilarians

Diocese celebrates milestones in priesthood among its clergy

2026 Priest Jubilarians

Seventh grader Charlie True (standing) gets ready to lead fellow Totus Tuus participants and missionaries in a round of “I’ve Got Mail” during an opening games session at St. Patrick in Chesterton on June 22. Junior and senior high students met for five evenings, June 21-25, for lessons on the Ten Commandments, small group discussions, games and snacks, and a closing Night Prayer in the chapel on campus, while youngsters in grades 1-6 met with the same team of missionaries on June 22-26. This week, the Dio

Youngsters grow their faith this summer with Totus Tuus missionaries

Faith, Fellowship and Fun

Merrillville tornado recovery

Catholic Charities responds to Northwest Indiana tornadoes

Relief Fund for Recovery Efforts Launched

Franciscan Farewell

Hope is the legacy gifted to the Gary faith community by the Franciscans

Faithful Servants Feted

Nation & World

Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building in Caracas, Venezuela, June 24, 2026, following 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that rocked the country. More than 150 people have died and hundreds have been injured, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said June 25, adding that rescue teams were rushing to the hardest-hit areas to free people trapped under rubble. (OSV News photo/Gaby Oraa, Reuters)

Archbishop calls for prayer, solidarity after twin earthquakes devastate Venezuela

Deacon Francis Cuffie is vested by Msgr. Joseph Malagreca during his ordination to the diaconate at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Brooklyn, N.Y., May 25, 2019. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations has released its annual survey, "A Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate in 2025," conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown. (OSV News photo/CNS file, Gregory A. Shemitz)

Deacons, detailed in new report, are 'icons of Christ the Servant,' says Archbishop Hicks

A pro-life activist and a supporter of legal abortion square off with megaphones in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington June 24, 2023, the first anniversary the court's 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide in 1973. On the fourth anniversary of Dobbs June 24, 2026, the U.S. bishops' pro-life chair and pro-life leaders pointed to abortion pills as among key challenges for protecting the lives of unborn children. (OS

USCCB and pro-life leaders: Abortion pills remain key post-Dobbs challenge