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Father Arthur Ssembajja: Pastor, Domer, Ugandan
By Father Arthur Joseph Ssembajja My Journey Has Taught Me to Create Conditions Where Miracles Can Happen On one of his last visits to town, a friend and MBA classmate, […]
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After 28 Years, Kevin Donley Retires as USF Football Coach
University of Saint Francis officials announced on Thursday, May 22, that Kevin Donley, who founded the University of Saint Francis football program and led it to two national championships and […]
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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
Monday, June 2: 3 p.m. – Mass at Catholic Campus Ministry Association “Called 25” Conference, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, University Notre Dame Tuesday, June 3: 6:30 p.m. – Confirmation […]
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A Pilgrim’s Journey: First Week is Full of God’s Beauty
What a week of growth and love for the first week of the pilgrimage! I couldn’t have imagined this feeling of certainty that I have gotten in the first several […]
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In Fort Wayne, Bishop Cozzens Urges Eucharistic Devotion
On Tuesday, May 20, Bishop Andrew Cozzens, chairman of the board of the National Eucharistic Congress Inc., visited St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Fort Wayne to encourage local Catholic […]
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‘On This Journey to the Priesthood Together’
Former Saint Joseph High School Classmates to Be Ordained as Priests Ask anyone from the South Bend area and they’ll tell you: It’s a small Catholic world. Everyone knows everyone, […]
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Dwenger, Luers Grads Honored with Baccalaureate Masses
Before tossing their caps high at graduation, high school seniors from Bishop Luers and Bishop Dwenger worshipped together with their classmates for the last time at their baccalaureate Masses. Bishop […]
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Four Men Ordained to the Order of the Diaconate
Deacons Hickey, Isch, Martinez, and Sullivan Conformed to Minister as Christ the Servant As their friends, families, and fellow clergy sang to heaven to seek the intercession of the saints […]
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Deacon Announcement
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignment of deacons for the summer of 2025: Deacon Johnathon Hickey to St. Patrick Parish, […]
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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
Wednesday, May 28: Noon – Meeting of Diocesan Finance Council, Best Western Plus, Warsaw Thursday, May 29: 7 p.m. – Baccalaureate Mass for Marian High School, St. Pius X Church, […]
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Bishop Urges Graduates to be ‘Signs of Hope’ this Jubilee Year
On the afternoon of Friday, May 16, Bishop Rhoades celebrated Holy Cross College’s baccalaureate Mass on campus with students, faculty, and families in attendance. The following day, the commencement ceremony […]
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‘Saints in the Making’ at Huntington Catholic School
OSV Sponsors Day of Faith, Fun for Local Students Huntington Catholic School fifth-grade teacher Amy Ball has been thinking about an all-school retreat focused on religion for years, since before […]