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Weekly schedule for Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Sunday, May 23: 11 a.m. — Commencement Ceremony, University of Notre Dame Sunday, May 23: 5 p.m. — Confirmation Mass, St. Adalbert Church, South Bend Monday, May 24: 10 a.m. — Meeting of […]

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Weekly schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Sunday, May 16: 2 p.m. — Confirmation Mass, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Warsaw Monday, May 17: 5 p.m. — Mass and Blessing for Graduates of Notre Dame Masters of Divinity Program, Christ […]

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Bishop appoints Father Matthew Coonan vicar for clergy

Father Matthew Coonan has accepted an appointment by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades to be vicar for clergy, a position that has been added to the curia of the Diocese of […]

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Priest assignments

The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignments of priests, effective June 15, 2021: Reverend Gregory Abuya, to Parochial Vicar, St. Jude […]

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Bishop to students: ‘We are temples of the Holy Spirit’

Students at St. John the Baptist School in Fort Wayne welcomed Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades to their first all-school Mass of the year during his pastoral visit April 27. Principal […]

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Bishop to USF grads: ‘Keep the right priorities’

The weather was fair and sunny, and even a chilly breeze did not seem to cloud the spirits of those attending a baccalaureate Mass for the 2021 graduating class of […]

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Weekly schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Sunday, May 2: 2 p.m. — Confirmation Mass, St. Anthony of Padua Church, Angola Monday, May 3: 7 p.m. — Mass with Sacrament of Confirmation and the Rite of Reception Into Full Communion, […]

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Priest appointment

The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following appointment, effective April 10, 2021: Reverend Geoffrey Mooney, C.S.C., to Parochial Vicar, Christ the King Parish, […]

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Weekly schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Updated April 29 to reflect new location of Culver confirmation Mass Sunday, April 25: 6 p.m. — Confirmation Mass, St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Elkhart Monday, April 26: 7 p.m. — Confirmation […]

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Weekly schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Schedule updated April 20, 2021 Sunday, April 18: 2 p.m. — Confirmation Mass, St. Pius X Church, Granger Sunday, April 18: 5 p.m. — Confirmation Mass, St. Pius X Church, Granger Tuesday, […]

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Faith central at Knights of Columbus convention

For the first time in 120 years, the Knights of Columbus moved its state convention out of Indianapolis this year. A Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend chapter took home a […]

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Statue, plaza dedicated to St. Katharina Kasper  — ‘woman of the beatitudes’

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades presided over the dedication and blessing of a bronze statue of St. Katharina Kasper, foundress of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ congregation, on the grounds […]