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ICC following lead of Pope Leo XIV on prioritizing the poor

Legislation through the lens of Dilexi Te

Married just over a year, Nicole McCaffery and Tyler Peters, of Kouts, matched all 34 answers in the Raise the Shoe Game to demonstrate how well they know each other at the Married Couples Retreat hosted by the Diocese of Gary on Feb. 14 at St. Paul in Valparaiso. The questions included “Who is the most religious?” and “Who is the most stubborn?” as well as more humorous queries like “Who has the better fashion sense?” (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Seven basic principles to cultivate ‘an amazing relationship’ shared by speakers

Married Couples Retreat

Diocese of Gary teachers

Catholic school educators honored, recognized during professional development day

Teachers are Superheroes

Lunar New Year

Vietnamese community celebrates Lunar New Year with faith, fellowship and food

Running Together

Photo By Getty Images / azerberber

Parishes line up activities to reflect, repent and renew faith

Preparing for Lent

CYO

Hard work and good defense prove critical in championship games

CYO Boys’ Basketball

Nation & World

Crystal Martinez and Victoria Diaz are pictured in an undated combination giving Lenten testimonies. (OSV News photo/courtesy of Vicente Del Real and Iskali)

How young Latino Catholics are renewing the Church this Lent

Firefighters work at the site of a residential building damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 22, 2026. (OSV News photo/Valentyn Ogirenko, Reuters)

Bishops: Ukrainians 'resist, trust, pray' as Russia's full-scale invasion turns 4

Pilgrims from the Marche region of Italy enter the Lower Church of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, Feb. 22, 2026, to visit the relics of St. Francis on display for veneration. (OSV News photo/Courtney Mares)

St. Francis' relics open to public for first extended veneration in 800 years