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“People came up the Missouri River Valley as a conduit from Missouri and Kentucky … and through Indiana in a separate move headed to Detroit,” Dr. Larry McClellan, the lead project historian of the Midwest Underground Railroad Network, told Boomers and Beyond members and their guests at St. John the Evangelist in St. John on Nov. 19. He made a plea for local residents interested in history to assist the project research. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Northwest Indiana residents helped Freedom Seekers escape slavery

People Helping People

Bishop Noll students with Bishop McClory after the Diocesan Mass

Teens hear Pope Leo XIV on Faith, AI, and the present Church

NCYC 2025

Thanksgiving meal prep boxes for families

Franciscan provides Thanksgiving meal prep boxes for families facing food insecurity

In Giving, We Recieve

Marquette Catholic High School performing arts students Chris Lawhorn (Oberon) and Ella Crane (Titania) exchange lines during a scene of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Nov. 13. (Deacon Bob Wellinski photo)

A broken leg doesn’t stop the show from going on

'It was Pretty Intense'

Father Jaime Perea

Saint was a pioneer in spreading the Gospel in Asia

Celebrating the Feast of St. Francis Xavier

Diocese of Gary to expand partnership with Hallow

Simple Daily Prayers For Advent And Beyond

Nation & World

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia preaches a homily during the Nov. 22, 2025, closing Mass of the National Catholic Youth Conference celebrated in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (OSV News photo/Sean Gallagher, The Criterion)

Jesus 'is the king of our hearts,' archbishop shares at NCYC closing Mass

Pope Leo XIV wears a Chicago White Sox baseball cap during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 11, 2025. The new co-owner of the Chicago White Sox calls meeting Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican Nov. 19 "a really wonderful experience and one that I won't forget." News reports said he asked for a papal blessing on a future new stadium he hopes to see one day. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, via Reuters)

White Sox co-owner says pope told him he'd 'love to' throw a season opening pitch in future

This is the cover of “Joy within His House,” written by Sister Mary Magdalene of the Immaculate Conception Prewitt, OP, published by OSV Oct. 20, 2025. (OSV illustration/OSV)

'Joy Within His House': An inside look into the life of cloistered nuns