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Father Peter Muha

Communal penance services help faithful reflect on ways to strengthen their spirituality

Preparing Hearts for Jesus

Our Lady of Grace

Parish continues its outreach to the elderly this Advent

Christmas Dinner For The Homebound

Third Week of Advent

Bishop celebrates Gaudete Sunday with parish community of St. Mary

An Excellent Advent

“Each day, take a moment to repeat Mary’s words, “Let it be done to me as you say,” Deacon Ron Pyle challenged his audience as he offered an Advent reflection on Dec. 10 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Valparaiso. His topic for the second of three weekly Evening Prayer Services was faith, the Blessed Mother was his example of having complete faith in God. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Reflection on ‘treasures’ inspire worshippers during Advent journey

Evening Prayer Service

Sean Martin and Judy Holicky

Missionary discipleship office to support parish leaders through new fund

Supporting Continuing Faith Formation

St Patrick in Chesteron

St. Patrick hosts exhibit featuring Saint Nicholas and Nativity scenes

Preparing for Christmas

Nation & World

The Silent Night Chapel, which is in the town of Oberndorf in the Austrian state of Salzburg, is a monument to the Christmas carol "Silent Night." The chapel stands on the site of the former St. Nicholas Church, where on Christmas Eve in 1818 the carol was performed for the first time. (OSV News photo/courtesy www.stillenacht.com)

Born in hardship, sung in hope: the quiet, powerful origins of 'Silent Night'

Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks and New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan smile during a news conference at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City Dec. 18, 2025, after Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Cardinal Dolan, and appointed Archbishop Hicks as his successor. Archbishop Hicks was previously the bishop of Joliet, Ill. (OSV News photo/Brendan McDermid, Reuters)

Pope accepts resignation of Cardinal Dolan; names Bishop Hicks of Joliet, Ill., as successor

Hattie Halter, alias Cindy-Lou Who, center, poses in an undated photo with her third-grade classmates at St. Joseph School in Knoxville, Tenn. They are standing next to a Grinch-themed Christmas tree she and her classmates created for the Fantasy of Trees benefit Nov. 26-30 for East Tennessee Children's Hospital and its pediatric cancer-treatment program. Hattie, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia when she was 9 months old, is now cancer free seven years later. (OSV News photo/courtesy Kathy Rank

Fundraiser by cancer survivor, third-grade classmates brings Christmas joy to school, community