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Bishop Rhoades Expresses ‘Solidarity’ Amid Lawsuit in Texas

On Monday, February 26, Bishop Rhoades, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty, expressed solidarity with faith-driven ministries to migrants and noted the special need […]

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National Eucharistic Pilgrimage to Visit 11 Parishes Across Diocese 

Officials with the National Eucharistic Revival announced on Thursday, February 22, detail of the four routes for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage that will traverse the United States this summer. The […]

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Bernini’s St. Peter’s Masterpiece Disappears Until Holy Year

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Like a giant Tinkertoy construction, a skeletal tower of scaffolding slowly inched its way up the twisting bronze columns of the baldachin over the main altar […]

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Contemplate Rebirth Through Christ’s Living Water This Lent

“When I prove my holiness among you, I will gather you from all the foreign lands; and I will pour clean water upon you and cleanse you from all your […]

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Bishop Holds Up Abraham, Paul, Peter, James, and John as Examples of Faith at Rekindle the Fire Mass

The following is the text of Bishop Rhoades’ homily during the Mass for attendees of the Rekindle the Fire men’s conference in Fort Wayne on Saturday, February 24. My brothers, […]

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Bishop Luers Girls Claim Seventh State Crown

On Saturday, February 24, hundreds of Bishop Luers High School students, parents, alumni, and fans flocked to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis to see if the school’s girls basketball team could […]

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Speakers Urge Men to Rekindle the Fire of Their Faith

It’s early in the morning on Saturday, February 24, in the Expo Hall at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. Vendors are setting up tables as several […]

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Do the World a Favor: Go to Confession!

By Father Bobby Krisch There never seems to be a shortage of bad news in our world today. Every time we scroll through the news, it seems like one terrible […]

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Bishop Luers to Host 50th Annual Show Choir Invitational

On February 22, 1975, the first show choir invitational in the United States was hosted by Bishop Luers High School. This year, the school of 528 students on the south […]

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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Monday, February 26, to Wednesday, February 28: Symposium for Bishops on “The Place of Episcopal Discernment in the Synodal Journey,” University of Notre Dame Tuesday, February 27: 5:15 p.m. – […]

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Rest in Peace: February 25, 2024

Arcola Irma Koontz, 92, St. Patrick Auburn Marcella Bandfield, 97, Immaculate Conception Bristol Shirley DeShone, 85, St. Mary of the Annunciation Rocca Giglio, 86, St. Mary of the Annunciation Fort […]

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Allow Jesus to Transfigure Our Lives, How We See Others

Second Sunday of Lent The Book of Genesis is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Often, Genesis is associated with its creation narratives. Much else is included in Genesis. […]