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Opening series of talks on the family, pope extols Mary, St. Joseph
By Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At his last weekly public audience of 2014, Pope Francis started a series of talks on the family with a reflection on […]
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TCN: December 21, 2014
This week’s issue is our Christmas issue. Father Robert Traub, the diocese’s most senior priest, died Dec. 13. He was 101. Bishop Rhoades column is Joy to the world. The […]
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Faithful celebrate, honor Our Lady of Guadalupe
By Chris Lushis For photos from more celebrations visit the photo gallery. WARSAW — Hundreds of Catholic faithful were in attendance for a late Vigil Mass at Our Lady of […]
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Father Robert Traub dies
FORT WAYNE — Father Robert L. Traub, the oldest living diocesan priest, died at Saint Anne Home and Retirement Community where he had been in residence for the past 15 […]
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Notre Dame Children’s Choir celebrates second Christmas together
By Trish Linner NOTRE DAME — Sunday, Dec. 14, marked the second annual Christmas concert performed by the Notre Dame Children’s Choir at the Church of Our Lady of Loretto […]
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Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem supports the life of the Church in Holy Land
By Matthew Bunson Catholics are sometimes surprised to see an unusual group of men and women in the processions at major diocesan events. The men wear white cloaks and black […]
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Joy to the world
We are about to celebrate the joyful mystery of the Nativity of the Lord. God comes down among us, and we ascend to God. Christmas is the mystery of this […]
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The Church approaches Christmas with a message of love
4th Sunday of Advent Lk 1:26-38 The first reading for this weekend is from the Second Book of Samuel. The two Books of Samuel once were a single volume. Translations […]
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Vatican report calls U.S. women religious to continued dialogue
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A massive, detailed Vatican-ordered investigation of U.S. communities of women religious ended with a call to the women themselves to continue discerning how […]
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Count down to Christmas by counting your blessings, pope says
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — No saint was ever known for having a “funeral face,” Pope Francis said; the joy of knowing one is loved by God and […]
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Mexicans observe Our Lady of Guadalupe feast amid dire challenges
By David Agren MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Dressed in green T-shirts and clutching statues of Our Lady of Guadalupe covered in plastic, a group of pilgrims from Guerrero prayed, posed […]
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As nuns face off against traffickers, priests asked to join the fight
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Leaving their habits behind and disguised along with police in regular clothes, a small group of three or four nuns raid brothels in […]