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Father Greg Bim-Merle and Deacon O'Donnell with the statue of St. James the Less before his last Sunday Mass of the summer. (Provided photo)

Seminarians see God working in variety of ministries this summer

Distribution Holy Communion and blessings to young people, Father Ivan Alatorre celebrates the new Spanish-language Mass on July 27 at St. John Bosco in Hammond. Without any publicity other than outreach to parish school families and word of mouth, about 60 people have been attending weekly. (Marlene A. Zloza photo)

St. John Bosco serving its community with new Spanish Mass

Hallow

5 ways to pray on the Hallow app heading into “Back to School” season

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Catechists share love of teaching ahead of religious education session

Echoing the Word of God

sale at Our Lady of Consolation

Rummage and garage sales help community, help parishes

Volunteers are Key to Success

Presider Bishop Robert J. McClory (center) applauds the service of Discalced Carmelite Fathers (at left) during Mass on July 19 at a gathering for the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Carmelite Monastery in Munster. During the World War II era, Polish-native members of the mendicant order of friars arrived in Northwest Indiana to first minister to other Poles, then expanded their sacramental and educational ministry from a beautiful campus at Ridge Road and White Oak Avenue. (Anthony D. Alonzo photo)

Carmelite Monastery’s faith and family shine into eighth decade

Diamond Anniversary

Nation & World

Members of a rescue team search through rubble of destroyed buildings in Beirut's port area Sept. 4, 2020, one month after a massive explosion. The blast killed more than 200 people, injured some 7,000 others and displaced more than 300,000. (OSV News photo/Aziz Taher, Reuters)

Lebanese Catholic clergy commemorate Beirut port explosion victims five years later

American consecrated virgin Annamaria Mix, seen in an undated photo, works at the Militia Immaculata Archive in the Niepokalanów Monastery in Poland. Polish Franciscan Father Maximilian Kolbe, the future saint and martyr, founded Niepokalanów and established the international Militia Immaculata, or MI movement, in Italy, of which Mix is a member. In 1931, Father Kolbe founded a monastery in Nagasaki, Japan, that survived the atomic blast of Aug. 9, 1945. (OSV News photo/courtesy Annamaria Mix)

Nagasaki Franciscan monastery that survived atomic blast still stands as messenger of peace

Italian Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, a struggling student who excelled in mountain climbing, is seen in an undated photo. He had complete faith in God and persevered through college, dedicating himself to helping the poor and supporting church social teaching. He died at age 24 and was beatified by St. John Paul II in 1990. The Vatican announced June 13, 2025, that the canonization ceremony for Blessed Frassati will take place Sept. 7 and include Blessed Carlo Acutis. (OSV News photo/Catholic Press Photo)

Popular Pier Giorgio Frassati: A saint for ordinary Catholics