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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Monday, May 19: 11:30 a.m. – Mass, Holy Cross House, Notre Dame Tuesday, May 20: 7 p.m. – Confirmation Mass, Our Lady of Hungary Church, South Bend Thursday, May 22: […]

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Rest in Peace: May 18, 2025

Bremen Robert P. Spruit, 94, St. Dominic Granger Raymond Barson, 88, St. Pius X New Carlisle Marlene M Kaplon, 90, St. Stanislaus Kostka New Haven Mary M. Shutt, 92, St. […]

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Around the Diocese: May 18, 2025

On Wednesday, May 7, young adults from the diocese gathered at Our Lady of Good Hope in Fort Wayne to mark the month dedicated to Mary with a May crowning […]

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Christ Is with Us in Our Mission to Spread the Good News

Fifth Sunday of Easter Once again in this Easter season, the Acts of the Apostles supplies the first reading for the Mass. It reports some of the missionary activities of […]

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MDiv Grads Sent Forth Amidst ‘Hunger for the Eternal’

Academic graduation ceremonies often repeat how “commencement” means “sending forth.” The lay students in the Master of Divinity program at the University of Notre Dame have an explicitly spiritual version […]

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News Briefs: May 18, 2025

Pope Leo to Inaugurate His Papacy on May 18 VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Leo XIV will officially inaugurate his papacy with Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, May […]

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Priest Assignments

Priest Retirement Reverend John Delaney, Pastor, St. Jude Parish, South Bend, and Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Lakeville, has been granted retirement, effective June 16, 2025. The Most Reverend Kevin […]

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Meet the Top Graduates of Our Diocesan High Schools

SAINT JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL Cormac Joseph Kennedy, Valedictorian Parish: St. Joseph, South Bend Elementary and middle school: Saint Joseph Grade School (eighth grade – homeschooled during COVID) Parents: Karen and Sean […]

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Deacon Monnin to Chant Gospel at Pope Leo’s Inauguration Mass

In the coming weeks, Deacon Nicholas Monnin will wrap up his academic year at the Pontifical North American College in Rome and fly home to South Bend, where he will […]

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From Chicago to St. Peter’s: Get to Know Pope Leo XIV

(OSV News) – Standing on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved, and appeared to hold back emotion on Thursday, May 8, as he introduced […]

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Local Catholics React to First American Pope

The election of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, May 8, left Catholics around the world with mouths agape in shock at the news that an American, hailing from Chicago, was […]

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The Choices of Our New Pope

The seagulls perched on the Sistine Chapel rooftop undoubtedly saw the white smoke first. But it didn’t take long for the basilica bells to confirm the news we were all […]