Indian Mission

The AICO spoke with Fr. David Bailey, Assistant Director, Native American Affairs, Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church, USCCB, concerning the USCCB document “Keeping Christ’s Sacred Promise, a Pastoral Framework for Indigenous Ministry."

The Faith Formation program held at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Durham holds regular weekly classes and will move towards confirmation in March with Bishop Zarama.

The St. Bernard Mission School at the Catholic Indian Mission in Ft. Yates, North Dakota began a new school year at the end of August 2025.

Maȟpíya Lúta students and staff once again wore bright orange shirts to honor Indigenous children who were taken from their families and placed in Boarding schools.

Training up lay ministers who are equipped in all four dimensions of formation in the Church—intellectual, spiritual, human, and pastoral

Sacred Heart Catholic School, Gallup is three months into the 2025-2026 school year, and we have had so many blessings and festivities.