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Bishop Doherty welcomes Pope Leo XIV, the 266th successor to Pope Francis.

All Hoosier families will have access to school choice beginning next year after a dramatic conclusion to the 2025 legislative session and the passage of Indiana’s next two-year budget.

The Catholic Church is among numerous advocates opposing an eleventh-hour effort at the Statehouse to re-introduce legislation criminalizing homelessness in Indiana.

With the 2025 General Assembly in its final few weeks, the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) and its allies are calling for engagement on pivotal legislation regarding school choice, immigration and other key issues.

Catholic hospitals in Indiana could face challenges in fully carrying out their mission, including providing care for the poor and vulnerable, if legislation moves forward that could potentially strip them of their non-profit status.

Catholic Charities offices in Indiana are continuing to serve hundreds of newly arrived legal refugees amid the chaos and confusion triggered by the Trump administration’s abrupt halt of funding for a resettlement program the U.S. government had sponsored for decades.

In this Lenten season that encourages reflection on mortality and the eternal, the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) is voicing concerns about newer methods of disposition of human remains that the Church contends do not demonstrate proper dignity or respect.

Universal school choice for Indiana is within reach as the 2025 legislative session moves into its second half, while an effort to abolish the death penalty in the state will have to wait for another year.

As the 2025 legislative session reaches its midpoint, the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) and other advocates are striving to make this the year that school choice is extended to every Hoosier family without exception.

Following the first execution that Indiana has carried out in 15 years, Catholic lawmakers and leaders are taking center stage in seeking a permanent end to the death penalty in the Hoosier state.

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As immigration issues dominate public policy discussions at the national and state levels, the Catholic Church in Indiana is adding its voice to the debate with a call to place human dignity at the forefront.

Upcoming pro-life initiatives, including a Feb. 3 press conference the ICC is orchestrating to call for an end to the death penalty in Indiana.

The Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) is among a wide range of advocates backing a bill that would offer state employees an alternative to relying on high-interest payday loans in times of financial hardship.

More information about celebrating the Jubilee Year in our diocese

At the start of a new legislative session, the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) is already out front on numerous issues, including the state’s recently reignited debate over the death penalty.

Following a history-making tenure as the voice of Indiana’s non-public schools, John Elcesser has announced that he will retire in 2025 – but only after one more legislative session, which he and other advocates hope will result in passage of universal school choice for Indiana families.

Watch the latest in his video series