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Media campaign invites Catholics to come home

By Kay Cozad FORT WAYNE — The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend has long served the spiritual needs of its people by offering a Church-home steeped in the rich sacramental […]

Honoring the dead awakens new trends

By Kay Cozad HUNTINGTON — Honoring the dead in the current fast-paced American culture is a far cry from what once was an enduring community affair, says Michael McElhaney, funeral […]

Peter Kreeft addresses ‘hard question’

By Ann Carey GRANGER — Philosophy Professor Peter Kreeft has given many pro-life talks, but the topic he addressed on Oct. 14 at St. Pius X Parish — how to […]

Effective soldiers needed in battle

By Tom Uebbing SOUTH BEND — As a young boy of six, Joe Scheidler was deeply impressed with an image of an angel with a spear he saw at Sacred […]

Knowing God's love never ends pulls people out of despair, pope says

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Remembering God’s love is forever helps lead the faithful out of darkness and despair and toward a future of hope, Pope Benedict XVI […]

Pope names Archbishop Vigano new nuncio to the US

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI named Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, 70, to be the new nuncio to the United States. In his most recent position, […]

Father Pavone seeks mediation with bishop of Amarillo, Texas

By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Saying that communication has broken down between Bishop Patrick J. Zurek of Amarillo, Texas, and himself, pro-life activist Father Frank Pavone is seeking mediation […]

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Podcast: October 23, 2011

This week’s paper covers the wedding anniversary Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Oct. 16 in Fort Wayne. This week’s special section covers Latino Catholics. Pope Benedict […]

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True discipleship balanced in love

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 22:34-40 The Book of Exodus provides this weekend with its first reading. In ancient Jewish tradition, Moses wrote Exodus, in a most special way […]

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Homily from Red Mass

RED MASS – UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (OCTOBER 10, 2011) The Gospel we just heard is from the famous farewell discourse of Jesus, His teaching to the Apostles at the […]

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Diocesan couples celebrate journey of Marriage with Bishop Rhoades

By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — Catholic couples, who were married 25 or 50 years, and their families and friends assembled for Masses celebrated by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, first […]

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Hispanic Catholic community still growing

By Laurie Kiefaber FORT WAYNE — Just as Catholic priests traveled to serve rural Americans in pioneer days, diocesan priests and seminarians went to the Hispanic community at first to […]