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A Ministry of Restoration

By Abigail Lyon What began with a broken statue has grown into a ministry of renewal, art, and faith for Bob Panza. After earning his art degree in oil painting […]

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SGOs Help to Fund Future Saints 

As Catholics with our eyes set on eternity, we work together today to build a future that secures a pathway to communion with God for the next generation. One of […]

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Meet the Missionary Servants of the Divine Spirit

The three religious sisters of the Colombia-based Hermanas Misioneras Siervas del Divino Espíritu (“Missionary Servants of the Divine Spirit”) have moved into their newly renovated convent in the Diocese of […]

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Oratory of St. Carlo Acutis Opens in Angola

Years ago, before the COVID-19 pandemic changed things, the clergy and parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua in Angola held daily Mass in a small chapel with an entrance at […]

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Bishops Will Consecrate U.S. to Sacred Heart of Jesus

BALTIMORE (OSV News) – As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary next year, the U.S. bishops will consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The decision was taken […]

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Rest in Peace: November 16, 2025

Fort Wayne Violet Berz, 97, St. Charles Borromeo Mary Ann Doelling, 91, St. Charles Borromeo Wabash Eric Jaffke, 52, St. Bernard Warsaw Helen Ummel, 75, Sacred Heart Send obituaries to […]

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‘We Can’t Be a Church if We’re Not in Communion’

“Will we find ways to live with each other?” asked Glenmary Father Aaron Wessman in his opening keynote talk at a conference on “Deepening Communion in a Polarized World,” which […]

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Bishop Rhoades Elected Secretary of USCCB

BALTIMORE (OSV News) – The U.S. bishops elected Bishop Rhoades as the new secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops during their fall plenary assembly on Wednesday, November 12, in Baltimore. They […]

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At Saint Joseph, Football Is Family

Longtime Saint Joseph High School junior varsity football Coach Paul Carrier shares the same message before each Saturday morning game: “This is for the brother before you, after you, and […]

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Bishop Rhoades: U.S. Will Be Consecrated to Sacred Heart of Jesus for Nation’s 250th Anniversary

BALTIMORE (OSV News) – As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary next year, the U.S. bishops will consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The decision was taken […]

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On All Souls’ Day, ‘We Pray with Hope’ for the Dead

Within the liturgical week, Sundays allow the Catholic faithful to experience anew the joy of Christ’s resurrection and His triumph over sin and death.  However, this year, as November 2 […]

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Holy Cross President Explores the ‘Purpose of University’

In late October, Dr. Marco Clark, president of Holy Cross College in South Bend, spoke at a conference in Rome entitled “Purpose of the University.” The mission of the conference, […]