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Concerning the decision of Notre Dame to honor Vice-President Biden and former Speaker Boehner with the Laetare Medal

STATEMENT OF BISHOP RHOADES  In response to many inquiries, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, the diocese where the University of Notre Dame is located, offers the […]

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Denver archbishop leads 1,800 in procession around Planned Parenthood

DENVER (CNS) – Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila described leading 1,800 Catholics in a Eucharistic procession around Planned Parenthood in Denver as “truly a moment of grace, a moment of […]

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Holy Year brings more to confessionals in St. Peter’s Basilica

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The number of people going to confession in St. Peter’s Basilica increased noticeably in the first months of Year of Mercy, but not […]

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Protection for unborn, low income persons and improvements in school choice among ICC’s legislative successes

By Brigid Curtis Ayer INDIANAPOLIS — As Hoosier lawmakers completed their legislative business March 10, the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) succeeded in making strides toward adding new protections for the […]

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In MY diocese: Wabash County

Other parishes in Wabash County include: St. Bernard, Wabash St. Patrick, Lagro ______________________________________________ St. Robert bustles with activity and growth By Tim Johnson NORTH MANCHESTER — Nestled on the eastern […]

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St. Bernard Parish: A true faith community

By Kay Cozad WABASH — St. Bernard Parish and School sit securely in the middle of Wabash County in a southern corner of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend serving […]

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St. Patrick Oratory

By Mark Weber LAGRO — There have been many “Friends of St. Patrick” in Lagro, going back to the French missionaries who first brought the faith to the Wabash valley […]

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Around the Diocese: March 20, 2016

Kroger donates to Bishop Luers Capital Campaign FORT WAYNE — Bishop Luers High School in Fort Wayne has received a $5,000 donation from Kroger towards Phase II of the school’s […]

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What you need to know about hospice

The Catholic Doctor is In: By Dr. David Kaminskas Between 40 percent and 50 percent of dying Americans are cared for by hospice during their last days on earth. Over […]

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CRS: We need each other

By Melissa Wheeler, diocesan director for Catholic Relief Services.  Each year when we give alms in our CRS (Catholic Relief Services) Rice Bowl, we help people all over the world […]

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God satisfies our need for true life

Palm Sunday Lk 22:14-23:56 We are beginning Holy Week with the Palm Sunday liturgies, coming to the fulfillment of the Lenten season and drawing us face to face to the […]

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A Way of Life: The poor widow — Christian steward

By Harry Verhiley, Secretary for Stewardship and Development. The short story of the widow’s mite is not a parable but a real-life occurrence, recorded in the Gospels of St. Mark […]