Natalie Hoefer

The Criterion

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Former Laundromat in Richmond Is Now Catholic Outreach Center

RICHMOND (OSV News) – An abandoned laundromat might seem an odd place to transform into a Society of St. Vincent de Paul facility for community outreach. But then, the story of […]

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Indiana Supreme Court Declares Law Restricting Abortion Constitutional

INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) — Indiana’s 2022 law protecting most unborn lives from abortion, which has been under a preliminary injunction since Sept. 22 last year, was declared constitutional by the […]

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Indianapolis Black Catholic Parish, a Community of Firsts, Receives Recognition for Historical, Cultural Impact

INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) — St. Rita Parish on Indianapolis’ east side is a community of firsts and of unique contributions — starting with its founding in 1919 as the first […]

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Indiana High Court Hears Abortion Ban Challenge Invoking ‘Unwritten’ Constitutional Right

INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) — The Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Jan. 19 on a case regarding Senate Bill 1, legislation enacted last August that provides sweeping protections for […]

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New Features at Holy Trinity Park Honor ‘History, Mission’

NEW ALBANY, Ind. — The stained-glass window stands in the area where it was installed in Holy Trinity Church in New Albany in 1890. It still radiates the sunlight, creating […]

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Indiana Abortion Ban Temporarily Blocked as Challenge Moves Forward

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — A judge issued a preliminary injunction on Sept. 22 on a new Indiana abortion law that gives legal protection to most unborn babies.  The ruling temporarily reinstates […]

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Indiana woman’s true story ‘reclaims beauty of adoption’

EDINBURGH, Ind. (CNS) – Melissa Coles received a call in the late summer of 2019. She didn’t listen long before she figured it was a prank call and hung up. […]

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Artist deepens faith by painting portraits for those suffering sudden loss

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) – D. Anne Jones knew she wanted to use her gift of painting portraits to help others in some way. “I was talking to a friend who worked […]

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Speaker: Science explains laws of nature; faith tells of author

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — Bradley Gregory, associate professor of biblical studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington, said today “most scientists see that science can inform faith and faith […]

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Indiana pro-lifers lament ruling but say fight to save unborn undeterred

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — A U.S. District Court judge placed a permanent injunction Aug. 10 on several Indiana pro-life laws, including those that required physicians examine patients in person before performing […]

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Down syndrome advocate promotes employment for ‘friends like me’

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (CNS) — Mark Hublar is a people person. The fact radiates in his greeting — the friendly smile, the extended hand, the confident eye contact and the […]

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Death penalty denounced for ignoring inmates’ capability to be ‘redeemed’

TERRE HAUTE (CNS) — On Sept. 24, Providence Sister Barbara Battista stood across the street from where her spiritual directee died just two days before. She had been with him […]