Bishop
Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
For the week of March 16 – 22: Tuesday, March 17, at 11 a.m. – Mass with the Christ Child Society, St. Thérèse, Little Flower Church, South Bend Wednesday, March […]
Local
Diocese
St. Joseph Parish Honors Holy Men of Holy Cross
Relics are pieces of the past that inspire the future. They are the bodies of saints, objects they used during their lifetime or have been touched to their bodies after […]
Local
Indiana Court Blocks State’s Abortion Restrictions
(OSV News) – An Indiana court blocked the state’s near-total abortion ban on Thursday, March 5, in response to a class-action lawsuit claiming the ban violated religious freedom protections. In 2022, the American […]
World News
National
News Briefs: March 15, 2026
Vatican Synod Study Group Proposes Creation of Commission for New Technologies ROME (OSV News) – A study group from the 2023-24 Synod of Bishops on synodality has recommended the creation […]
FEATURE
St. Joseph: A Humble Model for All Fathers
(OSV News) – One of St. Joseph’s most devoted followers, St. Peter Julian Eymard, recommends we use the March 19 feast of St. Joseph as an opportunity to seal a devotion to him, […]
National
Pope Leo XIV Names New Apostolic Nuncio to U.S.
ROME (OSV News) – Pope Leo XIV has named Archbishop Gabriele Caccia as the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States, selecting a seasoned diplomat to serve as a crucial liaison […]
Columns
Columns
We Must Stay Humble and Recognize Our Need for God
Fourth Sunday of Lent Drawing from the first word, in Latin, in the entrance antiphon for this weekend’s liturgy, this Sunday long has been called Laetare Sunday. Laetare means “to rejoice.” The Church […]
Columns
Is Our Nation Losing Its Soul?
U.S. bishops are speaking up about the treatment of immigrants and the deportation strategy and tactics of the current administration, and their messaging has grown increasingly urgent and concerned. What […]
Columns
Lent Is Not Punishment; It Is Invitation
At Mass on Ash Wednesday, the holy Communion line was down to its last person. Suddenly, a young woman hurried down the aisle just as the priest was turning back […]
