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More church, other leaders call for opposition to state immigration law

By Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration, the archbishop of New York and the bishops of New Mexico have joined a growing […]

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Podcast: April 25, 2010

This week Today’s Catholic salutes the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The Coonan brothers are highlighted as their ordination approaches and the retirement of Bishop Dwenger High School’s principal […]

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Coonan brothers formed by Christ

Ordination to transitional diaconate is April 25 at Pontifical College Josephinum By Kay Cozad COLUMBUS, Ohio — The two young men who will be ordained into the transitional diaconate this […]

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Franciscan Apostolate settles in for service

By Kay Cozad FORT WAYNE — The Franciscan Brothers Minor are settling in nicely in a Fort Wayne neighborhood that once supported St. Andrew’s Parish, before its closing in June […]

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Bishop Dwenger’s Fred Tone to retire

By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — A Bishop Dwenger icon, Principal Fred Tone, has announced his retirement at the end of this school year. Although the decision did not come […]

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It’s onward to National Spelling Bee for Margaret Peterson

By Karen Clifford “You can win this, Margaret!” were the thoughts of Jonathan Isaac as Margaret Peterson spelled the word “cribbage” during the last minutes of the South Bend Tribune […]

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From law to theology to a late vocation

By Brother Robert Sylvester, CSC NOTRE DAME — For the majority of my adult life I was an attorney in Washington, D.C. As a lawyer I had three incarnations: a […]

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A choice for love

By Sister Margie Lavonis, CSC NOTRE DAME — Sister of the Holy Cross Sharlet Ann Wagner never dreamed what would happen if she said yes to God’s call to religious […]

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Church will act against sex abuse, pope promises victims

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Recalling a recent meeting with victims of sex abuse by clergy, Pope Benedict XVI reiterated his promise that the church was doing everything […]

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Pope marks fifth anniversary, joining cardinals for lunch

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI marked the fifth anniversary of his election with a formal luncheon with 46 cardinals in Rome, thanking God and the […]

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Bishop-emeritus looks back, reflects on ‘retirement’

Tim Johnson, our editor, kindly asked if I would share a few words in order to observe May 1, 25 years to the day of my installation as the eighth […]

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How are you being called?

Many years ago, the Sisters of Mercy used the question “Do you have a call waiting?” as a theme for a marketing campaign to recruit members for their religious congregation. […]