VATICAN CITY (CNS) – While conversion and prayer are at the heart of Mary's messages at Fatima, Portugal, the miracles and unexplained phenomenon that accompanied the events of 100 years ago continue to intrigue believers and nonbelievers alike.     The 1917 apparitions of Mar...
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Editor’s Note: Beginning in the late 9th Century, the Daughters of Charity provided groundbreaking medical service in Louisiana to victims of Leprosy. The Message is grateful to the Daughters for providing this account of the Sisters’ landmark service and the accompanying photos, all co...
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The pressure children feel from standardized testing can cause feelings of stress and anxiety.  While low levels of anxiety can motivate students to study and perform well, severe anxiety can make it difficult for students to go about their daily activities.   Some students experience phy...
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    INDIANAPOLIS—“We do a very good job balancing budgets and doing the work of government, but we also have to do a better job of offering a hand-up rather than a hand-out,” said Sen. James Merritt, R-Indianapolis, author of two proposals that would enhance food as...
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Elect and candidates received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion on Holy Saturday in parishes across the Diocese of Evansville. The Message thanks the Diocesan Office of Catechesis and the Diocesan Office of Worship for providing this list.   East Deanery Christ the Kin...
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Lent is the time we prepare ourselves to renew our Baptismal Promises – promises that are at the heart of our relationship with our God; with Jesus andwith his Church. Preparation and renew are words that sound like work, and they are. But we have been praying, fasting and almsgiving. This he...
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Editor’s note – Following is a pastoral reflection from the Administrative Committee of theUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops.The committee issued the reflection in solidarity with those who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence, conflict or fear in their n...
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For 3-4 months at the beginning of each year, the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis buzzes with activity. In the thick of all the flurry for the last 50 years has been a person who sees to it that the official public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Indiana is expressed. That person is the e...
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Editor’s note – Lifelong Vincennes resident Bernie Niehaus is an alumnus of St. Meinrad Seminary and Chairman of the Board of the Niehaus Companies. He has published a collection of columns he wrote for the Niehaus Companies newsletter over the years, and many of them relate to his Cath...
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I lost my mother unexpectedly last November, after having lost my father after a long illness eight years earlier. My siblings and I suddenly found ourselves “orphans” as we marked our first Thanksgiving and Christmas without either of our parents. Now we are anticipating our first Moth...
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