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Members of St. Vincent de Paul assist with setting up raised garden beds at Holy Spirit in Winfield. The garden was started in 2021 thanks to a generous donation and the support of the parish community. (Provided photo)

St. Vincent de Paul garden provides additional options for clients

Queen of All Saints Catholic School students show off their family trees that were on display in the school’s cafeteria. Student pictured kneeling in the front row are Natalia Serrano, Matias Pacheco, Simon Arnold, Aaron Arnold, Adelaide Arnold, Christian Arnold, Ellianah Nabatanzi, and Prim Namakula. Back row includes Daniel Serrano, Jared Serrano, Eleanor Hopper, Gregory Hopper, Amelia Arnold, Dylan Nelson, Anna Nelson, Audrey Nelson, Jonathan Galindo, and Maelie Bowling. (Deacon Bob Wellinski photo)

QAS students find more to be thankful for after family tree research project

Food pantry volunteer Ruthie Polito helps gather grocery items for clients at the Catholic Charities location in East Chicago during operation hours on the morning of Nov. 8. The pantry has already begun adding special food items to distribution ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. (Erin Ciszczon photo)

Catholic Charities food program goes beyond supplying groceries

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Evening of veneration and prayer will reflect on the life of St. Jude

Jodi McLawhorn, the new assistant superintendent for the Diocese of Gary Schools.

Leadership and opportunity drive new school administrator

Caption: Guatemalan native Christopher Arrué (left), 10, and Portage resident Joaquin Venegas (right), 9, sit on a park bench during recess on Oct. 30 at Nativity of Our Savior school in Portage. Arrué is one of three youths from Guatemala who are being hosted by Nativity families as the students participate in the Jump the World exchange program, which principal Sally Skowronski said is culturally enriching. (Anthony D. Alonzo photo)

Nativity invites Guatemalan students to enrich school experience

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Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese is debuting his latest work on Fox Nation: "Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints." Scorsese is pictured in an undated photo. (OSV News photo/Fox Nation)

Martin Scorsese's new saints docuseries opens with Joan of Arc

Young people pray during the first-ever Life Fest Jan. 20, 2023, at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington. (OSV News photo/Jeffrey Bruno, Knights of Columbus)

Catholic groups merge events for giant pro-life youth rally before March for Life

Jesuit scholastic Joseph Nolla distributes Communion during Mass celebrated Oct. 15, 2024, at the Senda de Vida migrant shelter in Reynosa, Mexico. (OSV News photo/David Agren)

Migrants hope, pray to enter US ahead of presidential inauguration