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The journey to and beyond the Easter Vigil
By Karen Clifford ELKHART — It has been a pilgrimage of discovery for St. Vincent de Paul Religious Education Director Harry Palmer, Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Director […]
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The homecoming
By Caroline Peterson A character in one of the great Catholic apologist G.K. Chesterton’s detective stories makes this curious observation: “I caught him, with an unseen hook and an invisible […]
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Rwandan genocide survivors find hope in faith community
By Allison Ciraulo SOUTH BEND — In Eastertide of 1994, within the space of 100 days, nearly 1 million Rwandans were murdered in a conflict that the world would recognize […]
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Notre Dame awards Evangelium Vitae Medal to Chris and Marie Smith
By Ann Carey NOTRE DAME — Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey and his wife, Marie, were awarded the 2014 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal at a festive banquet at […]
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High Schools prepare for spring sports — rain or shine
Fort Wayne high schools prepare for spring sports FORT WAYNE — Despite having one of the coldest winters on record with mountains of snowfall, the Fort Wayne area Catholic high […]
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Alleluia! Praise the Lord!
Our forty days of Lenten penance have come to an end. We sing again the joyful Alleluia. Did you ever wonder what the word Alleluia means? Perhaps you already know. […]
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Are you an Easter person?
The world today really needs the hope that only Easter brings. I do not know about you, but I often feel overwhelmed by the daily media stories of all the […]
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Jesus lives in and through the Church
Easter Sunday Jn 20:1-9 Rejoicing and exclaiming its great faith and hope for humanity, the Church today celebrates Easter, the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord. The Church’s first […]
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Killings at Jewish community center mourned; Catholic woman among dead
By Catholic News Service OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (CNS) — Outpourings of grief and support came in response to the murder of three people at two Jewish-run facilities in the Kansas […]
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Promotion of family life, fertility urged as answer to aging population
By Catholic News Service UNITED NATIONS (CNS) — An intervention from the Holy See’s Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations decried the low birth rates in 80 countries in […]
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Pope apologizes for clerical sex abuse, promises tough sanctions
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “I feel called to take responsibility for all the evil some priests — large in number, but not in proportion to the total […]
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'The devil exists' and doesn't want you to follow Jesus, pope warns
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A lot of people, even Catholics, think that talking about the devil is completely old-fashioned, but anyone who wants to follow Jesus needs […]