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Diocese celebrates priest jubilarians
By Mark Weber FORT WAYNE — “If a pastor is holy, the people we be.” Quoting St. John Vianney, recently declared by Pope Benedict XVI as the patron saint of […]
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Redesigned Web site launched
FORT WAYNE — The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is anxiously awaiting the unveiling of the redesigned diocesan Web site, www.diocesefwsb.org. The site is scheduled to be unveiled on Friday, […]
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Teens chosen for holiness
By Kay Cozad FORT WAYNE — Homestead High School was the place to be for Catholic teens on Sunday Sept. 27. The public high school loaned its generous space to […]
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Knights of Columbus leader named to Vatican bank supervisory panel
By John Thavis VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The head of the Knights of Columbus has been named by Pope Benedict XVI to a five-member council that supervises the activities of […]
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Catholic leaders at UN summit urge immediate action on climate change
By Beth Griffin UNITED NATIONS (CNS) — Climate change is more than an environmental concern; it is an issue of justice that merits immediate attention by world leaders. This was […]
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Beatification of Knights of Columbus founder seen within two years
By Jack Sheedy HARTFORD, Conn. (CNS) — Carl Anderson, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, said he hopes that consideration of new evidence of a possible miracle will lead […]
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Golden moments on the trampoline
Up and down, up and down. Bouncing, bouncing. My wife Rose and I have been talking for a few years about getting a trampoline for our daughter, who will soon […]
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Opinions better left unsaid
The ability, or rather, the willingness to share an opinion whenever the mood strikes is either a biological inheritance or a learned trait, or perhaps a combination of both. I’m […]
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Grace comes after commitment to God
26th Sunday Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 The Book of Numbers is the source of the first reading for this weekend. Numbers is the fourth book in the sequence of the […]
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Ugandan cathedral roof funded in part by overseas mission endowment
By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — Bishop Robert Mihiirwa of Fort Portal, Uganda, may shepherd his diocese half a world away, but he is very familiar with the Diocese of […]
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Cathy Williams — grandmother and parent to her grandchildren
By Karen Clifford MISHAWAKA — Terri Ann, the fifth of five children and only girl, was affectionately known as “the brat” in the Williams family. Known for her mischievous ways […]
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Cochran family, Bishop Dwenger, provide family atmosphere for Korean exchange student
By Kay Cozad COLUMBIA CITY — The Cochran family of Columbia City are the recipients of the 2008-2009 Academic Year in America’s Host Family of the Year award. The Joe […]