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Father Ben Ross, pastor at St. Bridget in Hobart, talks with (left) Sister Benita Maria, C.M.C. and Sister Serene Jacob, C.M.C., both members of the Congregation of Mother of Carmel. St. Bridget hosted the annual luncheon hosted by the Serra Club of Northwest Indiana for religious sisters on Oct. 25. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Serra Club thanks religious sisters at annual fall luncheon

For All They Do

A mother and a child dressed as a Catholic saint celebrate Holywins festival in the Sanctuary of St. Juliana of Cornillon, better known as Juliana of Liege, in Belgium, Oct. 29, 2023. Across Europe, Catholic families are turning Halloween into a celebration of light, life and holiness with "Holywins" -- a play on "Holy" and "Halloween." The movement began in Paris in 2002 and has since spread to Poland, Belgium, Italy, Spain and beyond. (OSV News photo/courtesy Holywins Liege)

It's Holywins: European Catholics offer a joyful alternative to Halloween

Luxury Bingo

Fundraiser brings together games, prizes and fun for women in need

Luxury Bingo

Deacon Edward Jule Shultz

Deacon known for unwavering faith and gentle leadership

Deacon Edward Shultz (1947–2025)

Maria Janes, an artist, paints the face of three-year-old Ezra Aguilar, son of Joel and Nicole Aguilar, of Crown Point, during the Dia de los Muertos celebration on Oct. 18 at Holy Name of Jesus in Cedar Lake. According to information exhibited at the event in Sacred Heart Hall, “face painting turns the living into joyful symbols of the dead.” Wearing a “calavera” design shows that life and death are forever joined. . (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Parish celebrates Dia de los Muertos with artwork, exhibits and altar

Day of the Dead

Baby Kristal Ann Davis of Hobart dressed as Snow White.

Nurses help families mark holiday milestone with costumes, photos

Franciscan Health babies in Halloween spirit

Nation & World

A member of the National Guard packs food at a Los Angeles Regional Food Bank facility Oct. 29, 2025, as nearly 42 million Americans face a potential lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, known as food stamps, due to the second-longest U.S. government shutdown. (OSV News photo/Daniel Cole, Reuters)

Catholic ministries brace for millions of hungry Americans as SNAP deadline looms

St. John Henry Newman, a British-born scholar who dedicated much of his life to the combination of faith and intellect at universities, is pictured in an undated portrait. British Catholics welcomed the July 31, 2025, decision by Pope Leo XIV to declare the saint a doctor of the church, which officially takes place Nov. 1. The 19th-century British theologian, intellectual and preacher journeyed from Anglicanism to Catholicism, powerfully shaping religious thought in both faith traditions. (OSV News file pho

Recognition of St. Newman is ecumenical celebration, leaders say

A painting of St. Philip Neri adorns the retable in St. Philip's Chapel of the Birmingham Oratory in Birmingham, England. (OSV News photo/Marcin Mazur, courtesy of Bishops' Conference of England and Wales)

All saints have their God-given temperament types, whatever the era