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Nine-year-old Teddy Howell, seen in an undated photo, wants to be a podcaster and a priest. Inspired by Father Mike Schmitz's popular podcast, "The Bible in a Year," the third-grader at St. Charles Borromeo Academy in Newport, Mich., has achieved one of those goals with the recent launch of his own podcast: "Kid's Bible In A Year with Teddy." (OSV News photo/courtesy Howell family)

Michigan third grader launches ‘Kid’s Bible in a Year with Teddy’ podcast

April 27, 2023

When he grows up, third-grader Teddy Howell, a member of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Newport, and wants to be a podcaster and a priest.

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women sit together at a park

Nuns and Nones: Connection across Generations

October 30, 2020
Nuns and millennials: How much could they have in common? Quite a lot, as it turns out.
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many praying the roary

A Priest Speaks Out about Clergy Sex Abuse

May 23, 2019
In August 2018, a Pennsylvania grand jury released a report on clerical sexual abuse in six Catholic dioceses in the state.
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Becoming a Friar

March 26, 2019
Many people—still living or long dead—guided me to the Franciscans. This is my vocation story.
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Father Rob Galea performing a concert

Hope through Music: An Interview with Father Rob Galea

May 24, 2018
Addiction, depression, music, and faith—all are part of this popular priest’s journey.
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