Diocese
Theology on Tap Opens with Discussion of Mental Health
The Public House in Mishawaka could barely fit all the 20- and 30-somethings who came out to the first winter session of Theology on Tap in South Bend on Thursday, […]
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Columns
Visuals, Rituals, Traditions: How Catholic Schools Stand Out
Most of the growth we have seen across Christian denominations in recent years has been in Christian communities that teach sure norms that are relatively stable as society changes. The […]
National
Homelessness, Housing in Spotlight at Statehouse
The Indiana Statehouse is again the center of debate over how to provide adequate housing for the most vulnerable Hoosiers, including the chronically homeless. Advocates including the Indiana Catholic Conference […]
Diocese
St. Pius X Pastor Receives Biblical Scholar Award
When Monsignor Michael Heintz was sent to continue his scholarly studies as a younger priest, he remembers then-Bishop John M. D’Arcy telling him, “It’s not for you, it’s for the […]
Bishop
Bishop Luers Principal, Students Receive Sacraments
Silence filled the gymnasium as Bishop Rhoades spoke the words over Bishop Luers Principal Seth Coffing: “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and […]
Obituaries
Rest in Peace: January 18, 2026
Fort Wayne Ann Baker, 71, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Theresa A. (Vastano) Huntine, 89, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Nicole Lang, 41; St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Bob Smeltzley, 74, St. Elizabeth […]
Columns
Embryo Adoption: An Open Question?
When it comes to the plight of the hundreds of thousands of IVF embryos frozen in the United States and elsewhere, it is often claimed that the Catholic Church has […]
National
News Briefs: January 18, 2026
Minnesota Archbishop Calls for Prayers after Woman Shot Dead by ICE Officer MINNEAPOLIS (OSV News) – Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis called for prayers after a […]
Pope Leo XIV
Pope Delivers Strong Defense of the Unborn
ROME (OSV News) – Pope Leo XIV strongly defended the family, marriage, and unborn life during his first-ever New Year’s address to the diplomatic corps on Friday, Januar 9, telling […]
Columns
John the Baptist Calls Each of Us to ‘Behold the Lamb of God’
The Book of Isaiah furnishes this weekend’s first reading. Relief and joy uplifted the atmosphere. Hopes centered upon a bright future, all because of the fact that, after the humiliation, […]
National
Eucharistic Pilgrimage Returns – with Patriotic Twist
(OSV News) – The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is back for 2026 with a special route that will travel the East Coast from St. Augustine, Florida, to Portland, Maine, ending in […]
Columns
The Grandparent Shortage
There’s been a lot written about falling birth rates in the United States. Less covered has been the simultaneous decline in grandparenthood. Grandparents, to hear friends tell it, are an […]