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Reviewing the schedule for the Prayer Service for Christian Unity in the sacristy at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Valparaiso on Jan. 22 are (second from left} Father Michael Kopil, pastor, and guest celebrants (from left) Father Michal Buchko of St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church in Merrillville, Father Lev Holowaty of Descent of the Holy Spirit Orthodox Church in Schererville, Pastor Esta Rosario of Chesterton United Methodist Church and Father Douglas Mayer, pastor of St. Paul Catholic Church in Valpara

Ecumenical prayer service seeks to bring religions together

Christian Unity Week

Vicky Hathaway

Leadership formation takes a deep dive into today’s young Church

Ken Bohling

Alumnus of St. Michael School reflects on Catholic upbringing

Father Jon Plavcan

Christian feast marks the Presentation of Jesus

Candlemas

St Michael Schererville

Parishes and schools ready to host events during NFL championship weekend

A 'SUPER' Weekend

Tom Hocker of Tree of Life Imports displays crosses, stoles and tote bags that he imports from El Salvador and Guatemala as part of his fair trade business. All are handmade and embroidered by local artisans. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Import business supports fair trade and fosters mutual respect

Social Justice Teaching

Nation & World

Venerable Augusto Ramírez Monasterio is seen in a photo taken within moments of his release after he endured hours of torture at the hands of the military in June 1983. His torturers forced him to sign a document stating he had been "treated well," the vice postulator of his cause said. Pope Leo XIV recognized Fray Augusto's martyrdom Jan. 22, 2026. (OSV News photo/courtesy Franciscan Father Edwin Alvarado Segura)

Guatemala's 'Fray Augusto' is a martyr of the confessional, vice postulator says

Liam Conejo Ramos, right, and his father Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, who were detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and then taken to a detention center in Texas, sit on the stairs back at their home after a judge ordered their release, in Columbia Heights, Minn., in this picture obtained from social media Feb. 1, 2026. (OSV News photo/Joaquin Castro via BlueSky, via Reuters)

Judge cites Gospel verses in releasing Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from immigrant detention

Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally smiles at the end of the confirmation of her election at St Paul's Cathedral in London Jan. 28, 2026, where she officially became the 106th archbishop of Canterbury and is the first woman to lead the Church of England in its 1,400-year history. (OSV News photo/Isabel Infantes, Reuters)

First woman to lead Church of England in its 1,400-year history confirmed in ceremony