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People from throughout northwest Indiana gather to pray during a Holy Hour for LaPorte County deputy Jon Samuelson on May 26 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. (Michael Wellinski photo)

Holy Hour held for heroic officer shot three times at local hospital

Power of Prayer

Members of Clara Ann Martin Chapter 39 of the Knights of Peter Claver, Gracious Ladies Auxiliary, Fourth Degree, an international Catholic fraternal service order, gather for a last photo after the closing Mass at SS. Monica and Luke in Gary on May 24. The group, which includes three members from Gary and others from throughout the Chicagoland area, has been meeting at SS. Monica and Luke for years, and will now move to the Cathedral of the Holy Angels, also in Gary, to meet at 10 a.m. on the first Saturday

Congregation celebrates Ss. Monica and Luke at closing Mass and dinner

A Place of Worship, A Lifetime of Memories

Deacon Will O'Donnell

Deacon looks forward to priesthood, continuing ministry in his home diocese

Being An Example of Christ to Others

Choir members from St. John the Baptist

Faithful gather to pray, honor those who have died

Remembering Loved Ones

Fallen Officers Memorial

Cathedral hosts annual Gary Police Department remembrance service

Fallen Officers Memorial

Enchanted Backpack drop off at St. Casimir

Enchanted Backpacks, Big Shoulders provide support to diocesan schools

Investing In Students' Success

Nation & World

A drone view shows Mark Tuttle's tractor and soybean planter parked on his soy farm in Somonauk, Ill., May 30, 2024. On April 14, 2026, the American Farm Bureau Federation reported, "Rising input costs tied to the conflict in the Middle East are adding strain to an already challenging farm economy." (OSV News photo/Jim Vondruska, Reuters)

Facing soaring fuel and fertilizer prices, Catholic farmers lean on faith

Pope Leo XIV speaks during the presentation of "Magnifica Humanitas" at the Vatican's Synod Hall May 25, 2026, the first encyclical of his papacy, which focuses on the rise of artificial intelligence. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)

Pope Leo's first encyclical

This scene from the film "Sacré Coeur," depicts St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, to whom Jesus was showing his heart between 1673 and 1675 in Paray-le-Monial, in the French region of Burgundy. The French blockbuster is coming to theaters in the U.S. just in time for the consecration of the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and will premiere for U.S. audiences from June 9-14, 2026. (OSV News photo/courtesy SAJE)

Sacred Heart film's US showings coincide with bishops' national consecration