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Around the Diocese: September 14, 2025
Singing Is ‘a Community Activity’ at Our Lady of Good Hope in Fort Wayne By Bethany Beebe Two recent evenings of music at Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church […]
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Synod 2026: Spreading the Fire of God’s Love
Bishop Set to Open First Diocesan Synod in 100 Years After spending consecutive Octobers in Rome serving as one of five delegates elected by the United States Conference of Catholic […]
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Hundreds Gather for Rosary Rally at Notre Dame
Under a bright, sunny sky adorned with billowing clouds, hundreds gathered at the University of Notre Dame on Sunday, September 7. The crisp air was filled with smiles, prayers, and […]
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Catholic Charities Speaker Asks: Are Businessmen Rich Fools?
On Thursday, September 4, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend sponsored its second annual Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades Lecture Series at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend. […]
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Leadership at Diocesan Museum Changes Hands
The recent leadership transition at the Diocesan Museum was like changing the places of two items in one of the museum’s exhibit cases. Effective September 1, museum director Kathy Imler […]
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Bishop Celebrates Jubilee Mass at St. Michael in Plymouth
Young boys and girls stood on their tip toes, gazing over the crowd, to see Bishop Rhoades and several other priests process into St. Michael Catholic Church in Plymouth on […]
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At Our Lady of Hungary, ‘There’s So Much Hope’
Bishop Makes First Pastoral Visit of the New Academic Year to South Bend School The room was filled with noise when Bishop Rhoades first walked into the pre-K classroom during […]
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Follow Footsteps of St. Ignatius on Pilgrimage
Hiking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela nine years ago was life-changing for Tom Labuzienski. In response, he began teaching an annual fall course on the Camino at the Forever […]
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Kindness, Dedication Mark Fitzpatrick’s 26 Years with Diocese
For the past 26 years, Karen Fitzpatrick has served the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend as the administrative assistant in the Office of Worship, where she works to help ensure […]
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Knights Present Baseball Cards to Bishop Rhoades
On Monday, August 25, Michael Shane and his wife, Valerie Shane, representatives from the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Knights of Columbus Council 11276, presented Bishop Rhoades with a token of […]
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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
Monday, September 8: 9 a.m. – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Doctrine Committee Meeting, Washington, D.C. Tuesday and Wednesday, September 9 and 10 – Meetings of USCCB Administrative […]
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USF Students Spend ‘Life-Changing’ Summer at Damascus
When pondering how to describe Damascus Summer Camp, Michelle Perez, a junior at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, said, “It’s almost like Catholic Disneyland.” “When you come […]