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Amber Morris, left, is examined in her home by Franciscan Health Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Vickie Allison.

Franciscan Health Palliative Care offers hope to patients

Managing Chronic Illness

Father Martin Dobrzynski

Dream a Little Dream

An Advent Reflection

The Holy Spirit Youth Choir participates in the Eucharistic Procession at the Winfield church on the final day of the 40 Hours of Devotion hosted by the One Catholic Family parishes on the weekend of Nov. 21-23. The services began on Friday at St. Helen in Hebron, continued on Saturday at St. Mary in Kouts, and concluded on Sunday at Holy Spirit. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Three parishes host 40 Hours of Devotion to prepare for Advent

Adoring the Eucharist

Crown Point parishes invite all to pause and prepare

Advent Retreat

Andrean High School juniors Bruce Moorhouse (third from left), Brady Quinn (second from right) and Mitchell Myers (right) wave to fans at the conclusion of the Class 2A state football championship game where the 59ers defeated the Braves 7-0 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Nov. 29. Local fans traversed snowy conditions to see the 59ers earn their fourth state championship and first since 2021, thereby getting bumped up from Class 2A to Class 3A for future football scheduling by the Indiana High Scho

Andrean stops top offense, claims fourth state football title

59ers Earn Crown

Diocese launches new magazine this Advent

Faith Northwest Indiana

Nation & World

On Nov. 29, 2025, the rector of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Msgr. Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, blessed this large nativity scene featuring 150 figurines from Provence, and on the same day the Christmas market opened at the cathedral square. It brings together French artisans and creators. In the evening, the illuminated facade of Notre Dame lights up a square joyfully occupied by musicians and singers, where tastings of typical French regional cuisine delight everyone. (OSV News photo/courtesy Notre Dame Cath

More than 11 million have visited Notre Dame since its reopening

A young woman walks past a memorial outside Annunciation Church in Minneapolis Aug. 30, 2025, which is a home to an elementary school and was the scene of a shooting. The shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of the school's church and struck children attending Mass Aug. 27 during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 21 others. (OSV News photo/Tim Evans, Reuters)

3 months after fatal shooting, Minneapolis church is restored for worship

People attend a candlelight vigil outside the Sen. John H. Hughes Office Building in downtown Syracuse, N.Y., Dec. 4, 2025, to speak out against a controversial bill that, should it become law, would allow physicians to assist terminally ill adults as young as age 18 to die by suicide. (OSV News photo/Tami S. Scott, The Catholic Sun)

Candlelight vigils urge New York governor to veto physician-assisted suicide bill