Natalie Hoefer

The Criterion

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ICC Backs Legislation to Abolish Death Penalty in Indiana

With Indiana’s first state execution in 15 years scheduled to take place on Wednesday, December 18, the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) is already working to promote legislation for the 2025 […]

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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 […]