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Rest in Peace: December 8, 2024

Arcola Bonnie Marie Davis, 61, St. Patrick Fort Wayne Carol D. Claymiller, 89, Queen of Angels Dean J. Didion, 68, Queen of Angels Vesta Castle, 85, St. Charles Borromeo Barbara […]

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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Monday, December 9: 12:05 p.m. – Mass, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne Tuesday, December 10: 3:30 p.m. – Meeting of Bishops of Indiana, Archbishop O’Meara Catholic Center, Indianapolis […]

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‘Blessings’ Come from Women’s Boxing Club at Notre Dame

Anna Prest, a senior at the University of Notre Dame, said that the most invigorating and intimidating aspect of boxing is the presence of another person waiting for you in […]

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Representative Makes Position Known Regarding Death Penalty

Indiana State Representative Bob Morris (R-Fort Wayne) officially filed legislation today, Thursday, December 5, asking Governor Holcomb to delay the execution of inmates on death row. Morris gave Today’s Catholic […]

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After Nearly 40 Years of Ministry in the Diocese, Lisa Everett to Retire

Throughout the past four decades, the cultural battle to uphold the sanctity of life and the family has seen significant developments. During this time, Lisa Everett, director of Marriage and […]

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Priest Assignment

The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignment: Reverend William Kummer, to Administrator, St. Joseph Parish, Roanoke, and St. Catherine of Alexandria […]

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This Advent, Help Christ Make Smooth the Hills and Valleys

By Father Tom Shoemaker Some years ago, I broke a bone in my foot. A surgeon put a screw in the bone and told me that I couldn’t put any […]

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Remembering the Beauty of Advents Past

As the Church continues to prepare us for the coming of Christ on Christmas throughout the Advent season, three members of the clergy of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend […]

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Organization Aims to Help Homeless in South Bend

It’s now the parking lot of the Berean Transformation Center church, but in 2020, the former branch of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in downtown South Bend held the tents […]

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‘This Is the Charism of Our Parish’

Holy Cross Church Helps Afghan Family Resettle in South Bend Who is my neighbor? This question, posed to Jesus in Luke’s Gospel, leads to the parable of the Good Samaritan […]

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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 […]