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Luers Falls Short of First 3A State Championship

INDIANAPOLIS – As his players lined up in numerical order waiting to receive their runner-up medals at midfield after losing the Class 3A state championship game to an overpowering Heritage […]

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St. Peter’s Pub: A Hidden Gem in South Bend

Through His Backyard Bar, ND Grad Aims to Foster Authentic Catholic Friendship Bob and Margy Kloska are empty nesters now, though you wouldn’t know it on this particular Friday night. […]

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Lecture at Saint Francis highlights the Importance of a Contemplative Education

On Thursday, November 7, Timothy O’Malley stood at the podium inside the University of Saint Francis’ Achatz Hall of Science during the first of what organizers hope will be a […]

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‘All of This Is Geared Toward Mission’

Bishop Rhoades Reflects on the Conclusion of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality In late October, Bishop Rhoades returned to the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend after having spent a […]

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Celebrating Vocations within the Diocese

According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, during the first full week of November, the Catholic Church in the United States marks an annual weeklong celebration aimed at “promoting […]

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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 […]

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Following in the Footsteps of Saints

Buried Beneath Rome Lies Treasures of the Faith – and Inspiration for Us All ROME – “Follow the saints, because those who follow them will become saints.” Attributed to Pope […]

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Local Pilgrims Walk with the Saints in Rome, Assisi

ROME – If he wasn’t studying for the priesthood in Rome, it’s likely that Nicholas Monnin would have been lying prostrate on the floor of his home parish, St. Matthew […]

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Second Session of Synod Opens in Rome

ROME – Nearly a year after the conclusion of the first session of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, Bishop Rhoades and other members of the synod returned to Rome […]

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Holy Orders in a Holy Place

Deacon Nicholas Monnin Ordained to the Diaconate in Rome ROME – From the time he was just a sophomore at Saint Joseph High School in South Bend, Nicholas Monnin imagined […]

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‘All This Is Oriented Toward Spreading the Gospel’

With the Mission of the Church in Mind, Bishop Rhoades Returns to the Synod Prior to his ordination as a priest of the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Bishop Rhoades lived […]

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Praying for a Synodal Church

Prayer Service Seeks Holy Spirit’s Guidance for Bishop Rhoades, Other Synod Members Less than 10 days before Bishop Rhoades traveled to Rome to take part in the second session of […]