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Vatican, Jewish museums explore menorah in art and dark legend

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican Museums and the Jewish Museum of Rome are exploring together the significance of the menorah, although they also give a nod to the centuries-old […]

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‘Be it Done’ women’s retreat

Women from around the diocese gathered on the 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions for a ‘Be it Done’ retreat day at St. Vincent de Paul, Elkhart. The speaker for the retreat […]

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Diocese participates in Take Action Sunday

In response to a call to action from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, “Take Action Sunday” will take place in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend on the […]

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Congratulations graduates!

Saint Joseph High School Valedictorian Margaret Dosch Valedictorian Margaret Patricia Dosch is tremendously thankful for what she feels she received by getting a Catholic education, especially during her four years […]

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St. Charles Borromeo is an active, thriving parish

St. Charles Borromeo Church, on the city’s northeast side, has 2,100 registered families. New pastor Father Tom Shoemaker has found the parish to be very welcoming. “I’m also impressed by […]

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In MY diocese: St. Jude and St. Charles parishes highlighted

Click here for the story on St. Charles Focusing on stewardship: St. Jude Parish From 1925 to 1927, Catholic residents of Lakeside and Kensington Addition in Fort Wayne began showing […]

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Fatima seers become church’s youngest non-martyred saints

FATIMA, Portugal — Standing before the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Pope Francis canonized two shepherd children who saw Mary at Fatima, but more importantly, he said, they […]

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New Evangelization Summit: ‘Our faith overcomes the world’

By Jodi Marlin and Stephanie A. Patka Click here for more photos from the event. Atop of the list of goals for the third annual New Evangelization Summit was that […]

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Diocese observes 100th anniversary of Fatima apparitions

Click here for more photos from the event. Click here to read the homily from Bishop Rhoades. On Saturday, May 13, about 500 people gathered at St. John the Baptist […]

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Serving God’s people for 150 years

What began as a small gathering of immigrant German and Irish Catholics in the Indiana frontier in the 1840s has grown and remained faithful to God’s call, developing into a […]

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Catholic Youth Summer Camp plans for seventh year of fun, faith

“To have a camp where you can pray, have a lot of fun, but also deepen your faith is a beautiful thing.”  — Bishop Kevin Rhoades Imagine this — a camp […]

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Fort Wayne hosts annual Hesburgh Lecture Series

The Notre Dame Club of Fort Wayne and the Thomas More Society of Fort Wayne, in conjunction with the Alumni Association of the University of Notre Dame, hosted a brief […]