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Palm Sunday

Diocese ready to commemorate the final days of Jesus' life

Holy Week 2026

Our lady of Guadalupe Statue in Gary

Historic statue finds a new home in Gary

Entering a new era

Zosia Podczerwinski (left) and her sister-in-law Stasia Podczerwinski start preparations for the catered Easter Sunday meals under the watchful eye of Father Irek Bem in the kitchen at the Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine in Merrillville. Orders for the meals, 10 and up, must be made by April 1. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Shrine’s catering team prepares Easter dinners for local families

Polish Food Featured

Father Roque Meraz, associate pastor at St. Paul in Valparaiso, explains the principles of Catholic Social Teaching in relation to civil laws during the Saturday Formation program on “Faith and Politics” at the Pastoral Center in Merrillville on March 21. He taught Spanish speakers while Father Jacob McDaniel simultaneously met with English-speaking attendees on the same topic. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Catholic Church sticks to discussing principles, not candidates

Faith and Politics

Mexico Trip 2025

Diocesan pilgrims ready to return to Mexico

More Than a Trip, It's a Mission

John Juscik

Man spreads faith through handmade crosses

A Symbol of God's Love

Nation & World

Fulton Sheen

Sept. 24 beatification of Archbishop Sheen to be 'a moment of immense grace'

Silver vessels containing sacramental oils are displayed during the chrism Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican April 17, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

What are the three holy oils?

Former astrologer Molly Curtis described astrology as a system where one is always looking inward, trying to discover how signs in the sky affect one's life. In Christ, Curtis said, she is now looking outward, discovering how Jesus is affecting those in the world, including herself. After putting Christ at the center, she is to be confirmed at Easter 2026 in the Archdiocese of Detroit. (OSV News photo/Valaurian Waller, Detroit Catholic)

Former astrologer rediscovers Catholic roots, will enter full communion with Church at Easter