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Queen of Angels Students Delighted by Bishop’s Visit

At the beginning of the year, Queen of Angels Catholic School in Fort Wayne marked Thursday, September 5, as a special day. The faculty and students were anticipating the arrival […]

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Christ Child Society Members Renew Spirit of Mission

When the founder of the Christ Child Society, Mary Virginia Merrick, suffered a debilitating fall that confined her to a wheelchair, she could have indulged in self-pity. Instead, she went […]

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Our Lady of Sorrows Shrine Dedicated at Holy Cross College

A Holy Cross College student’s vision for an outdoor sacred space became reality this semester with the new Our Lady of Holy Cross Shrine, dedicated on Wednesday, September 4. With […]

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Prayer Service Being Held Ahead of Synod on Synodality

Before Bishop Rhoades travels back to Rome for the second session of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, members of the diocese want to see him off properly: with prayer. […]

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Exploring the ‘Theology of Migration’

Notre Dame Theologian Urges Catholics to See the Face of Christ in Migrants and Refugees (OSV News) – The first thing Holy Cross Father Daniel G. Groody, a theologian, had […]

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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Monday, September 9: 9 a.m. – Mass and Symposium hosted by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Religious Liberty, St. John Paul II National Shrine, Washington, D.C. […]

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‘Made for the Infinite’: Catholic Educators Gather for Mission Day

By Kasia Balsbaugh and Clare Hildebrandt The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend held its annual Catholic School Mission Day for educators ahead of Labor Day weekend – one session at […]

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Mass Marks New Year at Saint Francis

“Don’t wait to love beauty,” Bishop Rhoades implored students, staff, faculty, and administrators during a Mass marking the opening of the academic year at the University of Saint Francis. Held […]

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Bishop Blesses ‘the Beating Heart’ of New ND Residence Hall

“This chapel should be the beating heart of this residence hall,” Bishop Rhoades told those gathered in the St. Augustine Chapel on Friday evening, August 30, in Notre Dame’s newly […]

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Bishop Rhoades Shares Synod Experiences with Seminarians, MDivs

The University of Notre Dame’s Master of Divinity students (also known as “MDivs”) and the Holy Cross seminarians began their academic year with Mass and dinner with Bishop Rhoades on […]

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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Wednesday, August 28: 11 a.m. – Opening Mass of New Academic Year, University of Saint Francis North Campus Auditorium, Fort Wayne Thursday, August 29: 10:30 a.m. – Mass at Catholic […]

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Deacon Assignment

The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignment, effective August 26, 2024: Deacon Joseph Cochran, from Deacon, St. Paul of the Cross […]