Diocese
A Call to Educate All
Teacher Erin Warden uses every minute when students enter her English Language Learner (ELL) classroom at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School in Fort Wayne. On a recent day, several […]
Diocese
Leadership at Diocesan Museum Changes Hands
The recent leadership transition at the Diocesan Museum was like changing the places of two items in one of the museum’s exhibit cases. Effective September 1, museum director Kathy Imler […]
Diocese
Unity Night Celebrates Shared Beliefs of Catholics, Protestants
Sonrise Church Pastor Fred Stayton summed up the Unity Night praise and worship event with one question and a simple answer. Noting Fort Wayne is called the “City of Churches,” […]
Diocese
Shroud of Turin Replica Comes to Diocesan Museum
Grand Opening of New Exhibit Set for March 27 A high-quality, life-size replica of the Shroud of Turin will go on permanent display later this month at the Diocesan Museum […]
Diocese
Saint Francis, Dwenger Students Team Up for ‘Lunch Buddies’
The setting was an education department classroom at the University of Saint Francis. The joyful atmosphere made it seem more like a get-together of friends. Students from USF’s education program […]
Diocese
Diocesan Museum Opens Central Catholic Exhibit
The story of Central Catholic High School, the first Catholic high school in Fort Wayne built to serve all of the area’s Catholic students, will live on in a new […]
Diocese
Parishioners in Avilla Donate Solar Energy System to School
A Gift that Will Keep Giving St. Mary Catholic School in Avilla will save more than an estimated $300,000 in electric utility costs during the next three decades thanks to […]
Bishop
Divine Mercy on Track for November Opening in Huntertown
Construction crews have Divine Mercy Funeral Home’s new Huntertown location framed and under roof as the project moves toward an expected November opening date. Casey Miller, Executive Director of Divine […]
Diocese
Father Fernando Returns to Sri Lanka
Ministering to the sick and older adults has been a focus of Father Polycarp Fernando’s ministry in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. He plans to continue some of that […]
Diocese
A Ministry of Service
Father Peter Dee De Plays an Important Role in the Spiritual, Cultural Lives of Fort Wayne’s Burmese Catholic Community In 2015, a fellow priest asked Father Peter Dee De what […]
Diocese
Fond Memories Still Linger 50 Years After Closing of Fort Wayne’s Central Catholic High School
When people speak fondly about the former Central Catholic High School in Fort Wayne, they often talk about the camaraderie. Catholic teens from around the city and outlying area came […]
National
Fort Wayne Author’s Award-Winning Book Highlights African-American Candidates for Sainthood as Models for Today
As Michael R. Heinlein watched racial violence and counter-protests erupt across America during the summer of 2020, he kept thinking about what he and others could do with their gifts […]