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Diocese well represented at national March for Life, activities
WASHINGTON, D.C. — They arrived on multiple buses — all in an effort to stand for life in the National March for Life that marked the 40th anniversary of the […]
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Pro-life pilgrims gather for diocesan Mass
ARLINGTON, Va. — While many Catholic National March for Life participants had ample opportunity to pray and celebrate the sacraments, diocesan pilgrims gathered Saturday morning with Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades […]
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Lutherans, Catholics join together on mission trip to Tanzania ARCOLA — St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lake Township Indiana helped raise $150,000 to fund a team of 33 people on […]
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Year of Faith app, blog inspire faithful across the globe
When Pope Benedict XVI declared Oct. 11, 2012 the beginning of a Year of Faith for the worldwide community of Catholic faithful, the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend took heed. […]
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US Franciscan province offers ‘text-a-prayer-intention’ service
NEW YORK (CNS) — Often, prayer intentions are offered with hands folded, but a new service allows hands and fingers to move freely — provided a cellphone is handy. The […]
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Bremen parishioners mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade
BREMEN — Wind, light snow and frigid temperatures could not keep St. Dominic Parish students, some teachers and adults from marching nearly a mile to and from the downtown intersection […]
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Battle for soul of US culture 'up to you,' priest tells youths at rally
By Mark Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Likening the 40-year struggle against legal abortion in the United States to the Israelites’ 40 years in the desert, Father Carter Griffin encouraged the […]
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Faithful urged to preach pro-life in and out of season like St. Paul
By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — As thousands of Catholics prepared to brave freezing temperatures to participate in the 40th annual March for Life, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell of Dallas […]
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New York couple recalls their nearly 40 years of marching for life
By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Bill and Peggy Devlin have taken a long view of the March for Life. Since attending the first march around the U.S. Capitol on […]
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Faithful urged to preach pro-life in and out of season like St. Paul
By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — As thousands of Catholics prepared to brave freezing temperatures to participate in the 40th annual March for Life, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell of Dallas […]
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Enthusiasm buoys Vigil for Life as cardinal urges adoption alternative
By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — For 39 years, Dave Katich of All Saints Parish in Etna, Pa., wanted to attend the opening Mass for the National Prayer Vigil for […]
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Archbishop says his college years awakened him to truth of abortion
DENVER (CNS) — Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila’s own awakening “to the truth of the dignity of human life” came while he was a college student considering a career as […]