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Around the Diocese: January 8, 2017
More than 12,500 attend SEEK2017 DENVER — The week after Christmas, more than 12,500 registrants were gearing up for SEEK2017, held Jan. 3-7 in San Antonio, Texas. Attendees hailed from […]
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CYO teams burn up the court in holiday Hoopfest
By Ron Busch For the past 21 years there has been a Christmas holiday basketball tournament, now called “Hoopfest.” Denny Jamison has done the organizational work for the event in […]
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Patriarchs call for peace amid Christian persecution
By Doreen Abi Raad BEIRUT (CNS) — Lamenting the exodus of Christians from their ancestral homelands, Catholic patriarchs of the Middle East pleaded for peace and security in their annual […]
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Encounter 2017 gathering blends talks, music, spirituality NEW YORK (CNS) — Members of the Catholic lay ecclesial movement Communion and Liberation are gearing up for their annual gathering in New […]
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World Youth Day pilgrims reunite
By Jodi Marlin Five months after they hiked for miles, slept on the hard ground, ate strange foods and pushed though exhaustion, several dozen young people came together Dec. 26 […]
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Father Derrick Sneyd retires after nearly 50 years in the priesthood
By Claire Kenney Ordained in 1970 in his home country of India, Father Derrick Sneyd recently retired from his administrative duties as a priest. He has served the Diocese of […]
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Priests eke out third win over seminarians in Cupertino Classic
By Pat Murphy FORT WAYNE — It was youth verses experience when seminarians of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend clashed with several of its priests at the third annual […]
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Bishop blesses new Fort Wayne friary chapel
By Brother Joseph Maria, Our Lady of Peace, FFM Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades blessed a new chapel and consecrated the altar at Our Lady of the Angels Friary in Fort […]
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A holy Year of Mercy and a historic election: 2016 from a Catholic perspective
An election of extraordinary contentiousness marked, or perhaps marred, the year 2016 for Americans. During the journey, Catholics across the country and within the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend […]
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New Year calls for courage, hope; no more hatred, selfishness, pope says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Whether the new year will be good or not depends on us choosing to do good each day, Pope Francis […]
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An ancient blessing for the new year
The following is the text of the homily of Bishop Rhoades at Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, at Saint Mary Church in Huntington on December 31, […]
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Even complaining to God is a form of prayer, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To complain to God in moments of doubt and fear like Abraham did is not something bad but rather […]