Perspective
‘I Believe in the Communion of Saints’
Every time we profess the Apostles Creed, we say these words: “I believe in the Communion of Saints.” It’s a short little phrase that we can seemingly pass through rather […]
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Perspective
Catholic Hospitals and ‘Gender Reassignment’ for Minors?
In October of 2024, a group known as Do No Harm released the Stop the Harm Database (STHD), a searchable internet resource that comprehensively catalogs sex change treatments performed between […]
National
Bishop Rhoades, Bishop Zaidan: ‘Religious Freedom Is a Basic Human Right’
To commemorate International Religious Freedom Day, which was celebrated on Sunday, October 27, Bishop Rhoades and Bishop A. Elias Zaidan released a statement through the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops […]
National
New Encyclical Hailed as ‘Simple, Powerful Cure’ to Rekindle Love
(OSV News) – Pope Francis’ new encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus is being hailed as “a simple and powerful cure” for a fractured world, said the president of […]
National
News Briefs: November 3, 2024
Scholars, Theologians, Tech Leaders Talk AI Ethics VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Catholic Church has a valuable role to play in providing “clear moral leadership” to protect humanity from the […]
Diocese
Red Mass Calls Holy Spirit to Guide Lawyers, Civil Servants
Twice a year in October – once in Fort Wayne and once in South Bend – a special Mass is held to ask for the Holy Spirit to guide in […]
FEATURE
Small Victories: Black Catholics and St. Augustine Parish
About 96 years ago, Holy Cross Father George O’Connor caught word of the plight of seven or eight families who had migrated north from Pascagoula, Mississippi. While Catholic, they had […]
Vatican
Pope’s Encyclical on Sacred Heart: Only Love Will Save Humanity
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A world that has become “heartless” and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its missionary joy need to open […]
Diocese
Students Urged to Model the Saints at All-Schools Mass in South Bend
Following the account of Jesus’ thrice-repeated question to St. Peter, heard during the Gospel reading (John 21:15-17), Father Mark Gurtner, Vicar General of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, told […]
National
Synod Comes to a Close – with a Surprise Ending
Pope Says He Won’t Write Exhortation, Will Let Final Document Stand VATICAN CITY (CNS) – After members of the Synod of Bishops approved their final document, Pope Francis announced that […]
Diocese
Around the Diocese: October 27, 2024
Catholic Charities Leaders Give Update on Agency’s Mission FORT WAYNE – On Tuesday, October 15, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend held an event for Caritas Society […]