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Jewish Federation Names Bishop Rhoades ‘One of the Righteous’

On Sunday, June 29, leaders of the Jewish Federation of Fort Wayne honored Bishop Rhoades by presenting him with the organization’s “One of the Righteous” Award during a ceremony at […]

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‘They Want to Follow the Lord Without Reserve’

Father Andrew Barnes, Father Nicholas Monnin Ordained as Priests On the morning of Saturday, June 7, 56 priests gathered in the gymnasium of the Cathedral School of St. Matthew, where […]

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‘On This Journey to the Priesthood Together’

Former Saint Joseph High School Classmates to Be Ordained as Priests Ask anyone from the South Bend area and they’ll tell you: It’s a small Catholic world. Everyone knows everyone, […]

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Four Men Ordained to the Order of the Diaconate

Deacons Hickey, Isch, Martinez, and Sullivan Conformed to Minister as Christ the Servant As their friends, families, and fellow clergy sang to heaven to seek the intercession of the saints […]

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Four Men to Be Ordained to the Diaconate

On Saturday, May 24, four young men will lie prostrate on the floor of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne as they vow to live a life […]

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Local Clergy Assist at Pope Leo’s Inauguration Mass

Beneath a flawlessly blue Roman sky, with Bernini’s famous colonnade wrapping its ancient arms around the estimated 150,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV – the Church’s […]

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Meet the Top Graduates of Our Diocesan High Schools

SAINT JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL Cormac Joseph Kennedy, Valedictorian Parish: St. Joseph, South Bend Elementary and middle school: Saint Joseph Grade School (eighth grade – homeschooled during COVID) Parents: Karen and Sean […]

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Deacon Monnin to Chant Gospel at Pope Leo’s Inauguration Mass

In the coming weeks, Deacon Nicholas Monnin will wrap up his academic year at the Pontifical North American College in Rome and fly home to South Bend, where he will […]

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Bishop Rhoades: ‘A Joyful Day for the Church to Have a New Shepherd’

After white smoke poured out from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the conclave had ended and that the cardinal-electors, guided by the Holy Spirit, had finished their […]

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Bishop Rhoades Opens Inquiry into the Life and Holiness of Brother Columba O’Neill

On the evening of Divine Mercy Sunday, April 27, following vespers at a crowded Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, officials from […]

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St. Adalbert, St. Casimir Parishes in South Bend to Consolidate

After decades of sharing their ministerial and communal lives, two neighboring parishes in South Bend will officially consolidate this summer according to a decree signed by Bishop Rhoades. Effective on […]

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The Importance of Caregiving in Building a Culture of Life

On Monday, April 7, the University of Saint Francis hosted the second in a series of lectures that aims to build a culture of life in Fort Wayne and beyond. […]