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USF Dorothy Day Conference to explore Church — past, present and future
By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles will be one of several speakers who will make presentations about the life of Dorothy Day at […]
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Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day celebrated
By Chris Lushis NOTRE DAME — Members of the University of Notre Dame family gathered outside the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes for a special prayer vigil to witness […]
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Readers respond, send kindness to Kentucky
FORT WAYNE — In the 2014 Christmas issue of Today’s Catholic, an article titled “Blight Christmas” described two Catholic parishes on hard times in the hills of Kentucky and how, […]
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Diocese disperses parishes-in-need grants
The Annual Bishop’s Appeal of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend includes a funding program to assist less affluent parishes. A Parishes-in-Need Fund Committee met recently to review parish requests […]
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Thank you, Vincentians
The following is the text of a talk by Bishop Rhoades at a fund-raising dinner for the Saint Vincent de Paul Society of Saint Henry and Sacred Heart Parishes, Fort […]
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In Christ, we can live forever.
5th Sunday of Easter Jn 15:1-8 The Acts of the Apostles, once again, furnishes the first reading for the liturgy in the season of Easter. This weekend’s reading is about […]
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Weathering everything
Yesterday, I was sitting on my bed, wrapped in my “cancer quilt” (a quilt made for me by friends when I fought the disease 10 years ago), complaining to my […]
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5,000 join March for Marriage three days before Supreme Court arguments
By Nate Madden WASHINGTON (CNS) — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called same-sex marriage “the greatest social experiment of our time” and said that “children do […]
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Pope offers prayers for quake victims, solidarity for relief workers
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis offered his prayers to all those affected by a deadly earthquake in Nepal and encouraged rescue and emergency workers in their […]
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TCN: April 26, 2015
This week’s Today’s Catholic covers the groundbreaking and blessing at St. Pius X Parish in Granger. The parish embarked on a new church. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades was one of […]
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Pope marks Earth Day with call to protect, cultivate, share resources
By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Marking the celebration of Earth Day, Pope Francis asked that everyone recognize the earth as God’s gift to protect and cultivate, sharing […]
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Pope: Everyone loses when culture doesn't care about marriage, family
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God’s plan for fruitful, everlasting unions between a man and woman has been lost in a world filled with skepticism, distrust and hostility, […]