Bishop
Priest Assignment
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignment: Reverend William Kummer, to Administrator, St. Joseph Parish, Roanoke, and St. Catherine of Alexandria […]
Local
Diocese
Organization Aims to Help Homeless in South Bend
It’s now the parking lot of the Berean Transformation Center church, but in 2020, the former branch of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in downtown South Bend held the tents […]
Diocese
Luers Falls Short of First 3A State Championship
INDIANAPOLIS – As his players lined up in numerical order waiting to receive their runner-up medals at midfield after losing the Class 3A state championship game to an overpowering Heritage […]
World News
National
Indianapolis Museum ‘Honored’ to Have Painting Chosen for Christmas Stamp
INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) – Mary with the Christ Child has long been an iconic Christmas image for cultures and people around the world. Beginning more than 60 years ago, the […]
National
News Briefs: December 8, 2024
British Bishops Decry End-of-Life Vote LONDON (OSV News) – Catholic bishops in England have decried a vote for assisted suicide, with one saying it represented a “dark day” in the […]
National
This Advent, Lighten Burdens by Making Room for the Lord, Pope Says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Despite the problems and worries in the world, Jesus invites Christians to look toward heaven, trust in his saving love, and make room for Him in […]
Columns
Perspective
Adult Children and Christmas Mass
There are two kinds of families that I notice at Christmas Mass. The first are those with young children dressed up in their best Christmas finery, excited about the whole […]
Perspective
Fire in the Darkness
When I began this column a year ago, I dubbed it “Two Cracked Ribs” as a reference to the fire of joy that filled the heart of St. Philip Neri […]
Perspective
A Eucharistic Word: Waiting
Learning to wait is an important skill to acquire. I am reminded of its importance almost daily as I help my young children come to understand it – and, of […]
