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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Monday, April 8: 7 p.m. – Confirmation Mass, St. John the Baptist Church, New Haven Tuesday, April 9: 10 a.m. – Meeting of Bishop’s Cabinet, Archbishop Noll Center, Fort Wayne […]

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‘A Man of Faith’: Bishop Offers Condolences After Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry Dies

Following the passing of Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, Bishop Rhoades offered his prayers and condolences as well as his appreciation for Henry’s faithfulness and dedication to the city. Henry […]

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Chrism Mass Reminds Us We Are God’s Anointed

By Joshua Schipper and Kasia Balsbaugh On back-to-back nights at the beginning of Holy Week – at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend on Monday, March 25, and at the […]

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Warning: How I Nearly Got Scammed By a Thief Posing as My Pastor

The email that arrived in my inbox one evening seemed perfectly normal, so I did not realize that it had the potential to make me the victim of a crime […]

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A Walk Through the Sacred Liturgies of the Triduum

Through the solemn and sacred liturgies of Holy Week, in the co-cathedrals and parishes across the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, the faithful had the opportunity to walk with Christ […]

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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Tuesday, April 2: 7 p.m. – Little Flower Holy Hour, St. Mother Theodore Guerin Chapel, Fort Wayne Wednesday, April 3: 7 p.m. – Confirmation Mass, St. Anthony of Padua Church, […]

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Chrism Mass Reminds Us We Are the God’s Anointed

By Joshua Schipper and Kasia Balsbaugh On back-to-back nights at the beginning of Holy Week – at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend on Monday, March 25, and at the […]

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Bishop Confirms Young People at St. Matthew Cathedral

On Saturday, March 16, at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend, Bishop Rhoades confirmed 76 young people from seven parishes in the South Bend area. The Gospel reading featured the […]

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Palm Sunday Enters Us into Holy Week

Bishop Rhoades began the most sacred week of the liturgical year on Sunday, March 24, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne as he celebrated Mass on […]

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Richey Named President of the University of Saint Francis

Officials with the University of Saint Francis announced on Thursday, March 21, that its sponsoring congregation – the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration – has appointed Dr. Lance […]

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Volleyball League Serves Up Fellowship to Young Adults

In a recent Meta-Gallup survey, 24 percent of respondents who are 15 and older reported feeling very or fairly lonely, with young adults ages 19 to 29 leading the loneliness […]