Bishop
Holy Week Leads to Glorious Easter
Chrism Mass More photos from the Chrism Mass in South Bend. Photos from the Chrism Mass in Fort Wayne. Holy Thursday More photos from Holy Thursday in Fort Wayne. Good […]
Local
Diocese
Local Seminarians Who Studied in Rome Share Memories of Pope Francis’ Pontificate
For more than a decade, on behalf of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Bishop Rhoades has been sending seminarians to live and study in the shadow of the Vatican […]
Diocese
‘A Father to the Whole World’: Local Catholics Mourn the Death of Pope Francis
In the hours following the news of Pope Francis’ death on Easter Monday, April 21, Catholics from across the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend reacted with sorrow but also appreciation […]
World News
Easter
Pope Preaches Peace, Hope in Final Public Address
On Easter Sunday, April 20, from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis delivered his Easter blessing urbi et orbi (“to the city and the world”) just hours before […]
National
Five Unforgettable Moments of Francis’ Pontificate
Upon the death of Pope Francis, let us rest for a moment and appreciate what were (arguably) the five most memorable moments of the Franciscan papacy: No. 5: The Joy […]
National
Migrants at the Heart of Pope Francis’ Field Hospital
ROME (OSV News) – Not long after Pope Francis’ election in 2013, media pundits and faithful wondered and speculated what countries he would visit as pope. Naturally, many assumed the […]
Columns
Perspective
Our Salvation Is God’s Greatest Work of Divine Mercy
Second Sunday of Easter The Acts of the Apostles supplies this weekend’s first reading. The first several chapters of Acts are fascinating because they so well depict the life of […]
Perspective
What Pope Francis Brought to the Church, and What He Leaves Behind
(OSV News) – Pope Francis, history’s first pope from the global south and a maverick who often delighted the world, died on Monday, April 21, after fighting pulmonary disease for […]
Perspective
The Simple Mission of Pope Francis: Inviting All to Encounter Christ
In a casual aside in an article two or three years into Pope Francis’ pontificate, and a year or two before I came to Our Sunday Visitor, I wrote that […]
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