Diocese
Proudly pro-life — Lucy Papaik: ‘God made us to be someone’
For pro-life advocate Lucy Papaik, the words of the prophet Jeremiah have defined her upbringing, her faith convictions and her life’s work: “For I know well the plans I have […]
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Bishop
Desiring to become saints: South Bend All-Schools Mass
On the memorial of St. Pope John XXIII, Oct. 11, Catholic schools on the South Bend side of the diocese gathered at the Edmund P. Joyce Center at the University […]
Obituaries
Rest in Peace: October 17, 2021
Fort Wayne Noel Ihrie, 44, St. Vincent de Paul Janet J. Peters, 71, St. Charles Borromeo Richard A. Peters, 75, St. Charles Borromeo Granger Joan Beesley, 82, St. Pius X […]
Bishop
Weekly schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
Sunday, October 17: 2 p.m. — Confirmation Mass, St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, Bristol Monday, October 18: 7 p.m. — White Mass, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne Tuesday, October […]
The Sunday Gospel
Holiness is found by giving of ourselves as Jesus did
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 10:35-45 The first reading for this weekend is from the Book of Isaiah, precisely from its third and last part. Isaiah, on several occasions, […]
National
News Briefs: October 17, 2021
Some see growing trend in women choosing vocation as consecrated virgins DETROIT (CNS) — Amanda Ross and Hanan Ismail lay prostrate before Christ in the Eucharist at the Cathedral of […]
Diocese
Around the Diocese: October 17, 2021
South Bend Red Mass scheduled FORT WAYNE — A Mass for those in the legal profession will be celebrated at 5:15 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Basilica of the Sacred […]
National
U.S. nuncio says he’ll stay, helps prepare for synod, Biden-pope meeting
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the 75-year-old apostolic nuncio to the United States, said when he met Pope Francis at the Vatican Sept. 6, the pope asked him to […]
Diocese
Superstars of service — Jonathan Evangelista
St. John the Evangelist Parish’s vision statement says, “we have encountered Jesus Christ in His Church and desire to share the joy of that encounter with the whole world. We […]
National
Indiana Catholic, former U.S. senator, is Vatican ambassador nominee
WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Joe Biden will nominate Catholic lawyer Joseph Donnelly of Indiana, a former member of the U.S. House and Senate, to be the next U.S. ambassador to […]
Perspective
Baseball exhibit pays homage to Blessed McGivney’s love of the game
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CNS) — The Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center in New Haven has opened an online exhibition centering on the Knights of Columbus connection with baseball, which spans […]
Perspective
What conscience dreads and prayer dares not ask
The Collect, or Opening Prayer, for last week’s Masses on the 27th Week of the Year, though directed to God, teaches us that our prayer is not always about things […]