3/10/23 - Significant changes will happen in the next two years on the campus of the Benedictine Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove. The community’s Benedict Inn & Retreat Center will close on May 31, 2024. And the buildings that make up the Benedict Inn and the adjacent monastery will be demolished. “We’re not leaving this property,” said Benedictine Sister Julie Sewell, Our Lady of Grace’s prioress, noting that “1402 Southern Avenue will remain our home.”
WASHINGTON—Father Daniel Mahan, a priest of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, has been appointed as the director of the recently formed Institute on the Catechism, housed within the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis. Father Michael J.K. Fuller, USCCB general secretary, made the appointment, which takes effect on July 1, 2023. Father Mahan will be working at the USSCB offices in Washington.
2/17/23-Several Archdiocesan Staff Members recently participated in the continental phase in preparation for the world Synod of Bishops Meeting. They took part in online meetings in December and January with Catholics from across the U.S. and Canada.
2/12/23 - Pope Francis decries the imprisonment of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Alvarez and the expulsion of dissidents, and appeals to political leaders to open their hearts to truth and justice and engage in dialogue.
2/9/23 Relief Efforts are being organized through Catholic Relief Services. Link to donate is in title above or click on picture. Your support is greatly appreciated.