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'All of us' are equally important in the church, pope says at audience

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The stability of the church requires that it be built on Jesus, but its beauty and strength also rely on the contributions of […]

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Bishop Rhoades encourages St. Joseph-Hessen Cassel parishioners

Priest removed from ministry FORT WAYNE — On June 10, Father Thomas J. O’Hara, CSC, superior of the United States Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross, informed Bishop Kevin […]

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The right to religious freedom

The following is an excerpt from the homily of Bishop Rhoades at the opening of the Fortnight for Freedom Mass on June 22, the Memorial of Saints John Fisher and […]

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The hungers of the heart

My first thought when I think of the word hunger is to get something to eat. Food and hunger just seem to go together. It is true we have all […]

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God plans eternal life for all who love him

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Lk 9:51-62 The first reading for this weekend’s liturgy is from the First Book of Kings. While the focus, at least in terms of the books’ […]

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Podcast: June 30, 2013

The June 30, 2013 issue covers the opening of the Fortnight for Freedom. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades celebrated Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on June 22 and […]

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Notre Dame professor to speak at St. Matthew on religious freedom

SOUTH BEND — The Aug. 1, 2013 deadline is rapidly approaching for religious institutions to comply with the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as “Obamacare,” Health and Human Services (HHS) […]

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Mary Virginia Merrick Award

First Mary Virginia Merrick Award recipient brings legacy to South Bend Christ Child Chapter SOUTH BEND — As the first recipient of the South Bend Christ Child Society’s Mary Virginia […]

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Lori: Faith serves public life, witnesses moral values democracy needs

By Maria Wiering BALTIMORE (CNS) — Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore held up statesman Sargent Shriver and other Catholics like him as “a living example of how faith enriches […]

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Bishop Rhoades opens annual Fortnight for Freedom in diocese

By Vince LaBarbera FORT WAYNE — “Thank you for coming to Mass this morning as we begin the Church’s nationwide Fortnight for Freedom, two weeks of prayer, education and action […]

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U.S. Supreme Court overturns key provision of Voting Rights Act

By Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Supreme Court June 25 overturned the part of the Voting Rights Act used to determine that 15 states have had to comply with […]

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Court kicks back college quotas case; takes clinic protests, visa cases

By Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Supreme Court June 24 kicked back a university affirmative action case to a lower court and took cases for the next term dealing […]