By Jennifer Miller GRANGER — A sweet white organza, 1950s-styled first Communion dress with small six-petal flowers embossed across the fabric hangs on a simple hanger. With a Peter Pan […]
Catholic Charities announces the re-opening of its immigration program in South Bend SOUTH BEND — Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend has announced the re-opening of its […]
By Tim Johnson Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend are offered consultation and policy recommendations through an 11-member Diocesan School Board. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has chosen […]
By Brigid Curtis Ayer INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Catholic Conference and other advocacy groups steered state lawmakers to reject an amendment expanding payday loans. Instead, lawmakers moved legislation to further […]
By Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis invites us to contemplate the mystery of divine mercy. This coming Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, […]
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican newspaper said the Oscar-winning film, Spotlight, is not anti-Catholic. It is not an anti-Catholic movie, as has been written, because the […]
By Joe Kozinski SOUTH BEND — The culmination of four months of practices, contests and a 13-game tournament ended with one team being crowned Inter-City Catholic League Champion. Saint Joseph […]
4th Sunday of Lent Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 This weekend the Church observes Laetare Sunday, the name being derived from the first word, in Latin, of the Entrance Antiphon. This word […]
By Melissa Wheeler for CRS Lucia is a grandmother in Honduras who is raising her granddaughter, Mayra, on her own. In order to provide for Mayra, Lucia works hard every […]
By Fred Everett The recent spat between Pope Francis and Donald Trump over immigration into the United States raises the question of whether there is a distinctively Christian approach to […]
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — We must always forgive others who have wronged us because that is how our hearts are opened to receive God’s grace, pardon and […]
