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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Monday, Apr. 3: 7 p.m. – Chrism Mass, St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend Tuesday, Apr. 4: 7 p.m. – Chrism Mass, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne Thursday, Apr. […]

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Belt of Truth Podcast Arms Laity to be Informed Spiritual Leaders

It’s tackled topics such as the intersection of faith and politics, the impact of spiritual wounds, and the fight to defend life. It’s featured guests such as Bishop Rhoades and […]

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South Bend Neighborhood Hosts Annual Stations of the Cross

When everything was shut down for Covid in 2020, many Catholics were left wondering how best to celebrate their faith during Holy Week. One South Bend neighborhood, Sunnymede, decided to […]

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Bishop Encourages St. Therese Students to ‘Go to Joseph’ on His Feast Day

On a day honoring the patron saint of the Catholic Church, Bishop Rhoades spent his morning showing Catholic youth “the love of God the Father” that was so beautifully modeled […]

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Help Your Child Grow in Faith this Summer

When you hear the words “summer camp,” what comes to mind? Tents or cabins, s’mores over bonfires, mess halls, swimming holes, boating, archery, skits, silly songs? How about growing faith […]

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History made at Holy Cross College at Notre Dame

The words of Psalm 40 “Here I am, Lord: I come to do your will,” shared during the Inaugural Mass on the Solemnity of the Annunciation set the stage for […]

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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Monday, Mar. 27: 10 a.m. – Tour and Luncheon with Bishop Dwenger High School Theology Students, Archbishop Noll Center, Fort Wayne Wednesday, Mar. 29: 11 a.m. – Mass with Christ […]

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Reproductive Justice Series Promotes Injustice of Abortion and Provides Platform for Abortion Activists, in Opposition to Notre Dame’s Commitment to Culture of Life

Academic freedom, cancel culture, and the proper ends of higher education have been much in the news lately. Recently, a video of law students at Stanford University shouting vulgar epithets […]

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Catholic Charities Century Club Supporters Gather for Mass and Honored for Giving

As part of the celebration of 100-years in existence, officials with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend asked donors to become members of the Century Club by […]

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‘School Choice for All’ Applauded

Principals and school choice advocates from in and around Fort Wayne gathered at Bishop Dwenger High School on Thursday, March 16, for one of a series of “Share the Vision: […]

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Adoration by Candlelight Proves to be Powerful Experience for Faithful in Attendance

When Jesus encountered the Samaritan woman at the well, He said, “give me a drink” (John 4:7). His desire was not for well water, but for the outpouring and trust […]

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Celebration of 150 Years for Historic Irish Church in Lagro

When local employers rejected Irish laborers in the mid-1800s, many earned their wage by constructing the Wabash-Erie Canal which once cut through part of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. […]