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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

Noreen Bickel

Annual CSA campaign kicks off, offers support to important ministries

On the Way With Jesus

John and Beverly Crouch, of Hobart, pray before Mass on Feb. 1 at St. Bridget in Hobart, the feast day of the parish’s namesake. Prayer can take several forms, which will be explored in a four-week Catechism Series on Prayer that begins on Wednesday, Feb. 25 in the Diocese of Gary. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Diocese to host five-week, in-depth study to enhance prayer life

Catechism Series on Prayer

Hannah Fagen, 13, takes a turn reading a faith formation lesson on the third beatitude, “Blessed are the Meek, For They Shall Inherit the Earth,” during the Jan. 22 meeting of the new Carlos Acutis Franciscan Youth Group at Holy Name of Jesus in Cedar Lake. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Youth group relishes faith formation, prayer and fellowship

The Franciscan Way

Nation & World

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, pictured in an undated photo, is remembered as one of the most influential and innovative evangelists in American history. Once dubbed "God's microphone," Sheen announced God's truth in a nonconfrontational, yet no less life-giving, manner to untold millions through radio, print and television. (OSV News file photo)

Who was Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen?

A woman holds a smartphone at a market in Garoua, Cameroon, Oct. 30, 2025. Cameroon’s possible inclusion in Pope Leo XIV’s first African trip is drawing growing debate, as security concerns, political tensions and moral objections raise questions about whether the country is ready for a papal visit. (OSV News photo/Desire Danga Essigue, Reuters)

Security strains, political tensions cloud potential papal visit to Cameroon

Jimmy Lai, a prominent Hong Kong Catholic, philanthropist and media mogul, is pictured in Hong Kong May 29, 2020. On Dec. 15, 2025, three government-vetted judges found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious articles. He was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment Feb. 9, 2026. (OSV News photo/Tyrone Siu, Reuters)

Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20-year imprisonment