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Mexico Trip 2025

Diocesan pilgrims ready to return to Mexico

More Than a Trip, It's a Mission

John Juscik

Man spreads faith through handmade crosses

A Symbol of God's Love

“Renewing the Heart of the Servant” was the theme of the spiritual retreat presented by Father Cesar Cajetan Arras, CR, a priest in the Order of Clerics Regular, in the Diocese of Gary on March 15. Here, Father Arras speaks to Spanish-speaking participants while English speakers spent time in adoration to the Holy Eucharist. The two groups gathered at the end to share a potluck dinner. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Ministry leaders urged to serve others with the heart of Jesus

Renewing the Heart of the Servant

Father John Scott

Healing service invites faithful to allow God’s love to restore their heart

Healing & Penitential Prayer Service

CYO Girls' Championships

Hard work, teamwork and determination create champions at basketball finals

CYO Girls’ Basketball Championships

Sharing information about Sojourner Truth House and its annual fundraising Walk for STH on Saturday, June 13 with guest Christian Burks (second from left) from Damar Services, Inc. and She’s Still a Rose are (from left) Director of Client Services Dr. Pam Key, Sister Salem Bisong, PHJC and Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Justine Johnson of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. The foursome met on March 9 at one of the regularly scheduled Coffee and Conversation sessions hosted by the Gar

Sojourner Truth House relies on annual walk to fund women’s programs

Offering A Fresh Start

Nation & World

Bishop Barry C. Knestout of Richmond, Va., signs the Book of the Elect for catechist Donald Brown at the Diocese of Richmond's Rite of Election at Our Lady of Nazareth in Roanoke, Va., March 1, 2026. (OSV News photo/Ryan Hunt, Diocese of Richmond)

'People are hungry for the Lord,' says catechist as record numbers prepare to join Church

Luis Barrera and Nancy Zevgolis, his kidney donor, pose for a photo at Inova in Fairfax, Va., in April 2025 prior to their surgeries. More than 94,000 Americans are waiting for a kidney transplant, according to national data. (OSV News photo/courtesy via Arlington Catholic Herald)

The miracle of a living kidney donor: Virginia man realizes the power of persistent prayer

An Ethiopian Christian woman prays at the locked doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem March 4, 2026, on day five of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. The church and other religious sites as well as stores were locked shut by order of the Israeli government as Iranian ballistic missiles were fired at Israel. (OSV News photo/Debbie Hill)

Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem remains closed