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Indiana Dunes

Bishops of Indiana release new pastoral letter

Integral Ecology: A Sacramental Vision

Bishop McClory at The Shrine of Christ's Passion

Bishop McClory leads Stations of the Cross at The Shrine for the fifth year

Reflecting on Jesus's Final Hours

Bishop McClory on Easter Sunday

Bishop: ‘Gift of baptism is renewed during the Easter season’

A Joyful Day

Bishop at Easter Vigil

Bishop celebrates Christ’s Resurrection at Easter Vigil Mass

Baptism Highlights Service

Pamela and Paul Thomas, parishioners at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Student Center in Valparaiso, listen to staff members from Bartholomew Funeral Home discuss the benefits of advance planning when it comes to funerals. They were among a standing-room-only crowd attending the End of Life Planning program hosted at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Student Center in Valparaiso on April 1. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Catholic teaching, legal and practical issues about funerals explained

End of Life Planning

pinwheels

Pinwheels are a reminder of diocese’s commitment to keep children safe

Child Abuse Prevention Month

Nation & World

Pope Leo XIV speaks to reporters aboard the papal flight from Rome, Italy, to Algeria April 13, 2026. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope Leo responds to Trump: 'Blessed are the peacemakers'

Butter sculptor Gerry Kulzer works on creating a bust of Pope Leo XIV out of the dairy staple April 7, 2026, during the 2026 National Catholic Educational Association Convention in Minneapolis, held April 7-9. (OSV News photo/Dianne Towalski, The Central Minnesota Catholic)

Minnesota butter sculptor brings skills to NCEA convention, enshrines pope in the dairy staple

Astronaut Victor Glover

Artemis II mission prompts look at Catholics' longtime interest in space exploration