Diocese of Gary

CANCELED: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the visitation of the relic of Saint Jude scheduled to take place at Saint Paul in Valparaiso on Monday, November 25, has been canceled.

Bishop McClory celebrated a Mass in honor of Black Catholic History month at the Cathedral this past weekend. Followed by a presentation by Deacon Martin Brown on the contributions of Black Catholics and the African diaspora, it was an opportunity for the community to celebrate the often under-appreciated contributions of Black Catholics to the Church as a whole and a reminder of our own call to holiness.

You can venerate the relic of the arm of St. Jude, saint of impossible causes, one week from today in Valparaiso!

We are excited to share a new partnership with the Hallow App! You can now get a full year of premium content for just $1! Join your local parish community and participate in prayer challenges, share prayer intentions and more! Learn more at buff.ly/4fDKrIz

November is a busy month in Northwest Indiana! Check out some of the events that are taking place in the coming weeks.

Bishop McClory and Fr. Nate Edquist are going to Rome next fall for the jubilee year and you're invited! Learn more at an information night at the pastoral center on Nov. 21.

It's National Vocations Awareness Week! Real men and women are following God's call to the priesthood and religious life. Please pray for our seminarians and their formators in a special way today.

Do you know a future priest or religious? Please share with us any young person (high school and older) who should consider the priesthood or religious life. We will contact that person to let them know their name has been submitted and will invite them to future events: https://buff.ly/40lIOe0

It's Black Catholic History Month! This is an opportunity to learn about Black saints, to praise God for their holiness and example, and to pray that God will raise up many saints for our current age. Join Bishop McClory later this month for a special Mass in honor of this commemoration. To learn more about the contributions of Black Catholics to the Church through Deacon Martin Brown's Voices Project at https://buff.ly/3YrCn6G

Bishop McClory blessed the new ground that was broken in Valparaiso for a new medical office for Franciscan Health. Let us pray for the many people who will come to this place looking for healing, as well as those who care for them. The campus is expected to open in 2026 and will feature Franciscan ExpressCare, outpatient imaging including X-ray, CAT scan, MRI, ultrasound and stress echocardiogram testing, as well as clinics for orthopedics, podiatry, pain management, urology and vascular surgery.