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God’s love guides doctor helping refugees after years spent in Africa

Feb 27, 2018

If you wanted to share a defining moment from the life of Dr. Ellen Einterz, the natural instinct would be to start with a story from her 24 years of providing love and medical care to people in one of the poorest countries in Africa, people devastated by the impacts of AIDS, cholera and malaria.

By John Shaughnessy

Church in central, southern Indiana says goodbye to Archbishop Buechlein

Feb 3, 2018

The funeral Mass of retired Indianapolis Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, was a celebration of the man who strived to build up the archdiocese and its faithful during his 19-year tenure as the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church in central and southern Indiana.

By John Shaughnessy

Sharing the journey: Mentor aids Sudanese refugee in new U.S. life

Dec 4, 2017

For the young man nicknamed “Alo” and his family, it was a long-awaited moment of thanksgiving. Since the family fled their homeland of Sudan as refugees in 2001, they have dreamed of coming to the United States to start a new life — one without fear, one with freedom.

By John Shaughnessy

Sister shares heartbreaking story to lead youths closer to God

Nov 24, 2017

Sister Miriam James Heidland told participants at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis that she was sexually assaulted when she was 11. She began drinking alcohol on her 12th birthday. She was raped when she was 13 and she was an alcoholic by the age of 21.

By John Shaughnessy

‘Future of church in good hands,’ says Archbishop Gomez at closing Mass

Nov 22, 2017

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — When Indianapolis Archbishop Charles C. Thompson thanked Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez for celebrating the Nov. 18 closing Mass of the National Catholic Youth Conference, a cheer broke out from the Los Angeles youths in attendance. And when he mentioned the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’

By Natalie Hoefer

Pope Francis names bishop of Evansville as archbishop of Indianapolis

Jun 14, 2017

Bishop Charles C. Thompson of Evansville, Indiana, was named by Pope Francis to head the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. He will succeed Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, who was named to head the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, last November.

By Catholic News Service