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Weekly Schedule for Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Tuesday, March 19: 3 p.m. – Pueri Cantores Mass, St. Pius X Church, Granger Wednesday, March 20: 3 p.m. – Meeting of Our Sunday Visitor Institute Committee, Hilton Garden Inn, […]

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Rest in Peace: March 17, 2024

Fort Wayne Tom Devine, 89, St. Peter Alice Retz, 76, St. Peter Carl Kolb, 68, St. Vincent de Paul Granger David Keith Bullard, 80, St. Pius X Robert Fearing, 99, […]

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Discipleship Means Complete Obedience to the Will of God

Fifth Sunday of Lent The Book of Jeremiah provides this weekend’s first reading. A common theme runs through all the written prophecies of ancient Israel – namely, that despite human […]

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Students Bolster Faith, Fellowship at Confirmation Retreat

On Saturday, March 9, more than 150 confirmands from across the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend gathered for the annual confirmation retreat at Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne. […]

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Senate Resolution Condemns Physician-Assisted Suicide

After the latest effort to push for physician-assisted suicide in Indiana failed at the Statehouse, some lawmakers took the extra step of issuing a resolution condemning the practice to help […]

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News Briefs: March 17, 2024

On Good Friday, Catholics Urged to Support Middle East Christians VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis plans to launch a humanitarian project in Gaza or the West Bank with the […]

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A Theology of the Body for Lent

In a recent column, I mentioned that the idea of sacrificial fasting – in particular, giving something up for Lent – has fallen out of favor among many Catholics in recent […]

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Cleaning Up for a Special Guest

Kids’ toys were scattered around on the floor. Dog hair had blown into corners (we had shedders). Books were stacked in almost every room in the house, and baskets of […]

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How a Lenten Climb Up Tepayac Hill Leads to Christ

I should have been more prepared for the altitude. I knew Mexico City’s elevation had been a concern during the organization of Pope Benedict’s 2012 trip to the country. (Many […]

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First Knights of Peter Claver Court Established in Diocese

By Today’s Catholic and Kimmi Troy On Saturday, March 2, history was made in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend with the establishment of a Ladies Auxiliary Chapter of the […]

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Feeding America CEO Named 2024 Recipient of Laetare Medal

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, has been named the recipient of the University of Notre Dame’s 2024 Laetare Medal, the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics. […]

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St. Patrick Church Arcola Brings Faith to Farm Life

Nestled among the cornfields sits St. Patrick Catholic Church in the outskirts of Fort Wayne. The beautiful stone church was officially established in 1862, and the church cornerstone was laid […]