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Living Nativity provides Advent hope in pandemic darkness

A crackling fire and a pavilion filled with hay attracted 100 people for an Advent celebration steeped in joy. On the weekend of Dec. 20, the parishioners of SS. Peter […]

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Weekly schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Sunday, December 20: 9:15 a.m. — Mass, St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, Columbia City Monday, December 21: 11 a.m. — Mass for Diocesan Employees of Fort Wayne Area, St. Mary, Mother of God […]

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Weekly schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Note: Updated Dec. 10, 2020 Monday, December 14: 10 a.m. — Meeting of the Bishop’s Cabinet, Archbishop Noll Center, Fort Wayne Monday, December 14: 2 p.m. — Virtual Meeting of Diocesan […]

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Weekly schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Monday, December 7: 7 p.m. — Vigil Mass for Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Immaculate Conception Church, Ege Tuesday, December 8: 11 a.m. — Virtual Meeting of Catholic Relief Services […]

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Thanksgiving Mass, meals at St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen

Volunteers at St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen, Fort Wayne, attend a Thanksgiving Day Mass celebrated by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades and concelebrated by Father Wilmal Jayasuriya at St. Mary, Mother of […]

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‘Let perpetual light shine upon them’

In the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, the month of November ended as it began – in remembrance of those who lived in God’s light and have passed on into […]

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Weekly schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Sunday, November 29: 9 a.m. — Mass, St. Mary of the Presentation Church, Geneva Sunday, November 29: 6:30 p.m. — Lighting of Diocesan Christmas Tree for an Evening of Heavenly Lights, Cathedral […]

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Weekly schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Sunday, November 22: 3 p.m. — Confirmation Mass, St. Jude Church, Fort Wayne Monday, November 23: 1 p.m. — Meetings of Corporations of Diocese, Catholic Cemeteries and Saint Anne Communities, Archbishop Noll […]

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Weekly schedule for Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Sunday, November 15: 2 p.m. — Virtual Meeting of Board of Trustees of Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Sunday, November 15: 5:45 p.m. — Virtual Meeting of United States Conference of […]

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ABA mini videos tell simple stories

“What is life about? Why am I here? Why did God create me?” Father Mark Gurtner, vicar general for the Diocese of Fort Wayne South Bend, spoke on these questions […]

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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Sunday, November 8: 10:30 a.m. — Confirmation Mass, Holy Cross Church, South Bend Sunday, November 8: 4 p.m. — Mass with Sacrament of Confirmation and the Rite of Reception into Full Communion, […]

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A school for holiness in South Bend

Bishop dedicates Christ the King addition on All Saints’ Day “This is such an appropriate day for me to come here to Christ the King to bless the beautiful new addition […]