Bishop
Priest Assignments
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignments of priests, effective March 1, 2025: Reverend Jason Freiburger to Administrator, St. Patrick-St. Hedwig […]
Perspective
The Balance of Finding True Moderation in the Spiritual Life
T he fellow I was talking to at the bar said he occasionally watched pornography the way you’d say you sometimes liked to watch hockey or old movies. It was […]
National
News Briefs: October 20, 2024
Michigan Catholic Bishops Say Governor Whitmer Video Mocks Eucharist LANSING, Michigan (OSV News) – Michigan’s Catholic bishops have expressed “profound disappointment and offense” after the state’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer appeared […]
Diocese
Around the Diocese: November 26, 2023
Hannah’s House ‘Holiday Happenings’ Celebrates 30 Years SOUTH BEND – Devoted to empowering disadvantaged pregnant women on their path toward life transformation, Hannah’s House in South Bend will host its […]
Obituaries
Rest in Peace: April 16, 2023
Arcola Donald Wilhelm, 78, St. Patrick Fort Wayne Martha Haag, 93, Queen of Angels Emma Lazoff, 93, Queen of Angels Helen Nix, 96, Queen of Angels Dorothy Vevia, 91, St. […]
Obituaries
Rest in Peace: March 13, 2022
Bristol Donald A. Mullins III, 84, St. Mary of the Annunciation Fort Wayne Elizabeth R. Frankewich, 92, Queen of Angels Phyllis Schleitwiler, 94, Saint Anne Communities James L. Huhn, 88, […]
Diocese
The experience of a pilgrimage
It was a pilgrimage to Rome that eventually led Will Peterson to incorporate Modern Catholic Pilgrim, a company that helps Catholics plan and participate in pilgrimages all over the world. […]
Obituaries
Rest in Peace: January 24, 2021
Angola Richard Daugherty, 87, St. Anthony of Padua Arcola Mary A. Johnson, 89, St. Patrick Decatur Roy E. Bohlander, 91, St. Mary of the Assumption Fort Wayne Madeline M. Noll, […]
National
McGivney family, others ‘thrilled’ Knights founder is beatified
HARTFORD, Conn. (CNS) — John Walshe of Bridgeport, Connecticut, remembers the unveiling of the Father Michael J. McGivney statue in downtown Waterbury, Connecticut, when he was in eighth grade. Dozens […]
National
At Jesuit agency event, Biden announces he will dramatically raise refugee cap
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Weeks after the administration of President Donald Trump announced it was dropping to a historic low the cap on the maximum number of displaced people the U.S. […]
National
News Briefs: October 25, 2020
Pope repeats call to divert funds from military to fight hunger VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Repeating a call first made by St. Paul VI, Pope Francis urged a global move […]
National
Department of Justice defends Indianapolis archdiocese in school case
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Department of Justice is urging the Indiana Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the Indianapolis archdiocese by a Catholic high school teacher who […]