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Holy Cross celebrates 175 years of making God known, loved and served

NOTRE DAME — For 175 years, the Congregation of Holy Cross has with missionary zeal met the spiritual and educational needs of people suffering from the upheavals of the French […]

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Victim’s Assistance Ministry offers hope and healing

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). With […]

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Spring sports ready to rumble

Fort Wayne diocesan teams welcome spring season FORT WAYNE — After unseasonably warm, 80-plus-degree days to kick off the spring season, Fort Wayne area athletes are more than ready for […]

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Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod offers solidarity with Catholics defending religious liberty

By Tim Johnson Click here to see photos Click here for audio from the gathering FORT WAYNE — Church leaders, students and members of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod congregations in […]

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Podcast: April 15, 2012

This week’s issue opens with the 25th Annual Bishop’s Appeal, which was the largest in history. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades celebrated Easter Sunday Mass and a Liturgy of the Word […]

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Giving over

During a rather passionate discussion on the multidimensional aspects of grief, a friend and I recently determined that we would have to agree to disagree. Our issue of contention? The […]

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Apostles and successors empowered to forgive sins

Second Sunday of Easter Jn 20:19-31 As is so often the case in the Easter season, the Acts of the Apostles furnishes the Liturgy of the Word with its first […]

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The Octave of Easter and the Sunday of Divine Mercy

The celebration of Our Lord’s Resurrection continues in the Church for eight days, called the Octave of Easter. Each day of the Octave is ranked as a Solemnity in the […]

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Inmates find hope in Easter liturgy

SOUTH BEND — Thirty men and 25 women were on hand to celebrate Easter Mass and a liturgy at the St. Joseph County Jail on April 8, Easter Sunday. Bishop Kevin […]

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Annual Bishop’s Appeal exceeds all previous campaigns

The 25th Annual Bishop’s Appeal (ABA) has exceeded all previous Bishop’s Appeals with pledges totaling $6,267,759. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades said, “Once again, I am so very grateful to all […]

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Decatur parish digs deep for new parish hall

DECATUR — St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church is adding on — still. The process, that started as an idea in 2003, has become more than a reality for […]

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Titanic: Looking back a century later

Three priests gave spiritual comfort to the anxious and doomed on April 14, 1912 A century now has passed since the British luxury liner, S. S. Titanic, sank in mid-Atlantic after […]