Natalie Hoefer

Nov 18, 2024 | catholicreview.org | Natalie Hoefer

INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) — At 92, Sister Demetria Smith is the embodiment of gentleness and joy. Those qualities shined during a recent Mass at St. Augustine Home for the Aged in Indianapolis as she renewed the religious vows she first professed 70 years ago as a Missionary Sister of Our Lady of Africa. “I’m just very thankful to God for all that has been,” said a beaming Sister Demetria at a reception after the Mass, surrounded by family and friends.

Oct 7, 2024 | detroitcatholic.com | Natalie Hoefer |Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson

INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) ─ As far as memorable days go, they just didn't get much more remarkable than July 20 this year for Benjamin "Ben" and Leigh Sargeant. That day, Ben and the couple's 8-year-old son Dominic walked among a group of first communicants, leading a Eucharistic procession of 50,000-plus participants in downtown Indianapolis during the National Eucharistic Congress.

Jul 30, 2024 | catholicreview.org | Natalie Hoefer

INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) — July 18 was a sunny, mild day in Indianapolis. Sally sat quietly on a bench along North Meridian Street watching as people walked by. They didn’t speak to her, and she didn’t speak to them. As Blake Brouillette, Megan Ferguson and Russ Hoffman stopped on the sidewalk in front of Sally, her dog protectively barked. “Wow, that’s some guard dog you’ve got,” said Brouillette.

Jul 22, 2024 | osvnews.com | Natalie Hoefer

INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) — As 10-year-old Annabel Cougron packed the pre-made meals in a large box at the end of an assembly line, she admitted she had never gone hungry. But she considered what that might feel like for someone who had. “Like their stomachs must be hurting and it doesn’t feel good,” she said.

Jul 21, 2024 | angelusnews.com | Pablo Kay |Natalie Hoefer

A second National Eucharistic Pilgrimage next year will begin in Indianapolis and end in Los Angeles, the lead organizer of the 10th National Eucharistic Congress announced July 21 at the event’s conclusion. “At this point, we’re planning next spring a pilgrimage – just one – that will begin in Indianapolis and end in Los Angeles,” said Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis.