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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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The Mission of Lent: Running Toward Love Himself

“By your help, we beseech you, Lord our God, may we walk eagerly in that same charity with which, out of love for the world, Your Son handed Himself over […]

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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 […]

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Bishop Dedicates New Altar at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Laetare Sunday – the Latin title meaning “rejoice” given each year to the Fourth Sunday of Lent – was indeed a day for rejoicing at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish […]

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Rest in Peace: March 10, 2024

Fort Wayne Eric Anthony, 56, St. Charles Borromeo Mary Helmkamp, 69, St. Charles Borromeo Shirley Powell, 91, St. Charles Borromeo South Bend Vincent E. Burkhart, 59, Holy Family Sandra Wacunas, […]

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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Monday, March 11: 9 a.m. – Meeting of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine, Washington, D.C. Tuesday and Wednesday, March 12-13: Meetings of USCCB Administrative Committee, […]

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Rejoice! The Resurrection of Christ Is Drawing Near

Fourth Sunday of Lent The Second Book of Chronicles provides this Lenten weekend with its first reading. Chronicles was written about 1,000 years before Jesus. The identity of its author […]

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Marian Teacher Receives Grant to Study Fencing Overseas

Thomas duToit first heard about medieval fencing from YouTube. Now, thanks to a Lilly Endowment grant, the teacher at Marian High School in Mishawaka will be traveling to Germany to […]

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Bishop Rhoades Speaks on Hot Topics at Rekindle the Fire

On Saturday, February 24, at Rekindle the Fire, the annual conference for Catholic men in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Bishop Rhoades came to the stage as the event’s […]

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The Painting Beneath the Painting: Faith That Endures

I was a first grader when I made my inaugural trip to Disney. This month – decades later – I returned with a first grader and a fresh set of […]

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‘You Will Never Wash My Feet!’

Soon enough, we will be celebrating Holy Thursday, also known as the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper. The Gospel reading for that Mass is John 13:1-15, which is not […]