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Julie Kenny joins planned giving staff to help parishes with endowment efforts

By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — Julie Kenny is a noted professional in the field of stewardship, and she has been invited to apply her talent as part of the […]

Humility, virtuous love encouraged at Marriage and Family Conference

NOTRE DAME — Clinical psychologist and adoptive father of 10 children, Dr. Ray Guarendi, a nationally renowned author and speaker on marriage and family issues, often appearing on EWTN, Catholic […]

Divine life abides only in Jesus

5th Sunday of Lent Jn 11:1-45 The Book of Ezekiel provides the first reading for this weekend. Even a quick reading of the history of ancient Israel shows that there […]

The raising of Lazarus

In my last two columns, I reflected on the Sunday Gospels of the woman at the well and of the man born blind. These profound passages from Saint John’s Gospel […]

Recognize your limits, open yourself to light of Christ, pope says

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Only those who recognize their own limits can accept the great gift of salvation in Jesus Christ, which is why Catholics with disabilities […]

Only way to know how much God loves you is to give him a try, pope says

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God is not stingy with his love and mercy; he is generous and forgiving, patiently waiting for his children who have sinned to […]

Pope and Obama discuss religious freedom, life issues, immigration

By Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In their first encounter, Pope Francis received U.S. President Barack Obama at the Vatican March 27 for a discussion that touched on […]

High court hears oral arguments in companies' challenge to HHS mandate

By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Oral arguments in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court March 25 focused on whether for-profit corporations have religious grounds to object to the […]

Pope says bishops, priests need prayers, grace to be holy, loving

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The world’s bishops, priests and deacons need people’s prayers and encouragement to continually deepen their relationship with Jesus and serve their community with […]

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‘Love God, do justice and serve the poor’

Bishop blesses restored St. Louis Besancon Church By Michelle Castleman Visit the photo gallery for more photos from the event. NEW HAVEN — The responsorial Psalm 84 proclaims, “How lovely […]

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Betty Stein presented Father Tom O’Connor Light of Christ Award

By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — Betty E. Stein, noted for her community work in education — both inside and outside the classroom — has been named the recipient of […]

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Diocese disperses $201,776.50 to 11 projects

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 […]