At 69, Indiana woman deepens her faith traveling Eucharistic pilgrimage’s Seton Route July 7, 2024By John Shaughnessy OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News Ever since beginning the pilgrimage May 18 in New Haven, Conn., traveling along the Eastern Seaboard, crossing the Appalachian Mountains and heading across Ohio toward Indianapolis, Pierson has placed her every mile in God’s hands.
Sales of hats NFL player created raises money for Catholic facility that helps people with special needs June 17, 2023By John Shaughnessy OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Through the sales of his personally designed hats in the past seven months, Ted Karras — a 2011 graduate of Cathedral High School in Indianapolis and now an offensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals — has helped raise nearly $400,000 for the Village of Merici, an organization that provides housing, support services and educational opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities.
Initiative’s goal is to help build connections between young Catholic adults and parishes April 28, 2023By John Shaughnessy OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News, Young Adult Ministry While young adults have overwhelmingly strayed from organized religion of all faiths and denominations, the blessings of a life in relationship with God are exactly what this 18- to 39-year-old age group is longing for in their lives.
Lead NASA spacewalk instructor says Catholic education, faith are foundation of her success March 11, 2023By John Shaughnessy OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, World News Allissa Battocletti Noffke has one of the coolest nicknames on the face of the earth. She is known as the “Professor of Spacewalking,” reflecting her teaching and training of American astronauts in this rare skill at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Through ups and downs, student soccer player relies on God October 9, 2022By John Shaughnessy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Trust in God has led Niky Quezada on the defining journey of her young life.
Indianapolis Catholic is leading pope’s global plan to care for the earth August 26, 2022By John Shaughnessy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News John Mundell considers it “an incredible honor” that he was recently chosen as the director of the worldwide effort to put Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home” into action.
Youths urged to rely on Holy Spirit to rise above fear and transform world November 22, 2021By John Shaughnessy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In the middle of one of his powerful, pulsating songs that rocked Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis the night of Nov. 18, Lecrae suddenly stopped singing to talk to the nearly 11,000 youths from across the United States who had come together for the National Catholic Youth Conference.
Indiana Catholic takes part in national ‘Biking for Babies’ ride September 1, 2021By John Shaughnessy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News This is the way Emily Mastronicola dreamed it would be.
Catholic university grad brings passion, focus to BMX Olympic event July 26, 2021By John Shaughnessy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Olympics, Sports, World News “My mom, Samantha, passed away when I was 3,” Stancil said. “BMX was my dad’s way of showing his love to me. It’s something we have bonded over our entire life. I started when I was 4. He calls me all the time.”
Indianapolis FedEx tragedy strikes couple preparing for 50th anniversary April 20, 2021By John Shaughnessy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Uncategorized, World News And her worry turned to devastation and heartbreak in the hours ahead when she learned that her 74-year-old husband was one of the eight people shot and killed at the FedEx center before the 19-year-old shooter took his own life.
