This view of the St. John the Baptist campus, showing the school on the left and across Lncoln Avenue, the rectory and church on the right, is reprinted from the book, "Fifty Years of Grace," published in 1947 on the golden anniversary of the Whiting parish. (Provided photo)   BY MARLENE A....

  On Father's Day, Matt Lenski and his daughter Arizona, parishioners at Holy Martyrs Parish in Merrillville, examine the storyboard detailing the Eucharistic Miracle that took place in Siena, Italy, in 1730, when 223 consecrated hosts were stolen, and later found still intact. Over the past 276 years, the hosts have...

  Bishop Robert J. McClory processes with a monstrance under a canopy supported by Knights of Columbus as hundreds of diocesan faithful walk in a Eucharistic procession on June 19 from Our Lady of Grace to St. James the Less in Highland. In his remarks at a liturgy to begin the...

NWI Camino pilgrims walk on a section of the Erie Lackawanna Trail in Schererville on July 10, 2021. This year's Camino, coordinated by the diocesan office for youth and young adult ministry, is set to run on July 23-24, starting at St. Mary, Crown Point. (Northwest Indiana Catholic file photo/Anthony...

  Enjoying a picnic lunch after the Bishop Noll Institute Centennial Alumni Mass on Sept. 19, 2021 are James Olaoye (center) of Hammond and his sons, Kayode (left) a senior at BNI, and Akinjide, an eighth-grader at St. John Bosco School in Hammond. James Olaoye spoke about the value of a...

   Marquette Catholic High School senior Ava Zientarski poses in one of the school's hallway on May 5. Zientarski was named a 2022 Indiana Academic All Star by the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP). (Bob Wellinski photo)   BY BOB WELLINSKI / NWIC correspondent         MICHIGAN CITY – Marquette Catholic High School senior Ava...