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Indiana Dunes

Bishops of Indiana release new pastoral letter

Integral Ecology: A Sacramental Vision

Bishop McClory at The Shrine of Christ's Passion

Bishop McClory leads Stations of the Cross at The Shrine for the fifth year

Reflecting on Jesus's Final Hours

Bishop McClory on Easter Sunday

Bishop: ‘Gift of baptism is renewed during the Easter season’

A Joyful Day

Pamela and Paul Thomas, parishioners at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Student Center in Valparaiso, listen to staff members from Bartholomew Funeral Home discuss the benefits of advance planning when it comes to funerals. They were among a standing-room-only crowd attending the End of Life Planning program hosted at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Student Center in Valparaiso on April 1. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

Catholic teaching, legal and practical issues about funerals explained

End of Life Planning

Bishop at Easter Vigil

Bishop celebrates Christ’s Resurrection at Easter Vigil Mass

Baptism Highlights Service

pinwheels

Pinwheels are a reminder of diocese’s commitment to keep children safe

Child Abuse Prevention Month

Nation & World

Astronaut Victor Glover

Artemis II mission prompts look at Catholics' longtime interest in space exploration

Worshippers pray inside St. Patrick Catholic Church following a Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday in Washington April 3, 2026. (OSV News photo/Annabelle Gordon, Reuters)

Can salvation be guaranteed?

Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minn., delivers a keynote talk April 7, 2026, to open the National Catholic Educational Association convention at the Minneapolis Convention Center, taking place April 7-9. Bishop Cozzens told the educators that too many people have wounded hearts and their job is ito help heal them. (OSV News photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)

Educators must help heal the human heart, especially in youth, bishop says in NCEA keynote