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March for Life draws large crowds

Christ is the primary reason for our Catholic schools

“Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service,” is the theme chosen for Catholic Schools Week, 2015. Our schools are Catholic communities that have at their core the person of […]

Parish ‘gem’ begins celebration of 100 years of Catholic education in Besancon

By Michelle Castleman NEW HAVEN — The year 2015 marks a very special time for the students and staff at St. Louis Academy in rural New Haven. It was 100 […]

Communities rally for academic success for past struggling schools

By Lisa Kochanowski SOUTH BEND, ELKHART — The African proverb, it takes a village to raise a child, is very true when people talk about the amazing academic success of […]

Catholic and Episcopal bishops lead prayers for Christian unity

By Christopher Lushis SOUTH BEND — On the evening of Jan. 18 at St. Matthew Cathedral, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend and Episcopal Bishop […]

Rite of Candidacy celebrated for future Hispanic Deacons

By Denise Federow WARSAW — Sunshine streamed through the windows of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Diocesan Shrine in Warsaw on Saturday, Jan. 17, as 11 men were admitted […]

Serving the Gospel of Life with love, courage, and enthusiasm

Following is the homily given by Bishop Rhoades at the January 23rd Mass for diocesan participants in the March for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the […]

You and me

I came from a good-sized Catholic family with mom and dad, five siblings and lots of pets over the years. Even as a child I marveled at God’s gift of […]

No one is too sinful for redemption

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mk 1:14-20 The Book of Jonah is the source for the first reading. Scholars believe that the Book of Jonah was written sometime after the […]

Pope says he will canonize Blessed Junipero Serra in Washington

By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Pope Francis said his September trip to the U.S. will take him to Philadelphia, […]

Papal trip: Pope Francis in Asia to promote reconciliation, recovery

Philippine trip highlights pope’s tenacity, attention to details By Cindy Wooden MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — New situations are opportunities to learn new things, even about the 78-year-old Pope Francis. After […]

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Novena aims to unite Catholics in prayer mark Roe v. Wade anniversary

By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — A “9 Days for Life” novena taking place around the Jan. 22 anniversary of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion […]