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Bishop Dedicates New Altar at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Laetare Sunday – the Latin title meaning “rejoice” given each year to the Fourth Sunday of Lent – was indeed a day for rejoicing at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish […]

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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Monday, March 11: 9 a.m. – Meeting of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine, Washington, D.C. Tuesday and Wednesday, March 12-13: Meetings of USCCB Administrative Committee, […]

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Bishop Rhoades Speaks on Hot Topics at Rekindle the Fire

On Saturday, February 24, at Rekindle the Fire, the annual conference for Catholic men in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Bishop Rhoades came to the stage as the event’s […]

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Bishop Rhoades Visits Huntington Catholic School

On Thursday, February 22, Bishop Rhoades made a pastoral visit to Huntington Catholic School, where he engaged with students and teachers in their classrooms and celebrated Mass for the children, […]

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Cardinal Grech Invites Bishops into ‘Synodal Conversion’

It will take work – listening to the Holy Spirit speaking in local dioceses – for bishops to experience the conversion required by the synodal model of Church espoused by […]

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Catechumens, Candidates Enter Final Preparations After Rite of Election

At the Rite of Election, Bishop Rhoades clarified that the event wasn’t “a political election – no one has voted for you.” He paused, then added, generating laughter in the […]

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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Wednesday, February 28, to Wednesday, March 6: Episcopal Ordination of Bishop-Elect Wimal Jayasuriya, Chilaw, Sri Lanka  Saturday, March 9: 4:30 p.m. – Mass with the Dedication of the New Altar, […]

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Bishop Rhoades Speaks on ‘Unwanted Abortions’ at Notre Dame

Bishop Rhoades remembers being a high school student when the Supreme Court decided the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade. “We were all appalled, like, how could this be?” he […]

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We Have a ‘God Who Chooses,’ Bishop Says at Rite of Election

“For the sake of Jacob, my servant, and Israel, my elect, I have called you by your name. I have taken you up though you have known me not.” – […]

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Bishop Holds Up Abraham, Paul, Peter, James, and John as Examples of Faith at Rekindle the Fire Mass

The following is the text of Bishop Rhoades’ homily during the Mass for attendees of the Rekindle the Fire men’s conference in Fort Wayne on Saturday, February 24. My brothers, […]

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Speakers Urge Men to Rekindle the Fire of Their Faith

It’s early in the morning on Saturday, February 24, in the Expo Hall at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. Vendors are setting up tables as several […]

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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Monday, February 26, to Wednesday, February 28: Symposium for Bishops on “The Place of Episcopal Discernment in the Synodal Journey,” University of Notre Dame Tuesday, February 27: 5:15 p.m. – […]