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Priest Retirement
Reverend John Overmyer, Chaplain, Saint Anne Communities Randallia Place, Fort Wayne, has been granted retirement, effective April 27, 2025.
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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
Monday, April 28: 5:15 p.m. – Mass and Eucharistic Procession, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame Wednesday, April 30: 10 a.m. – Meeting of Bishop’s Cabinet, Archbishop Noll Center, […]
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Priest Assignment
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignment: Reverend Noah Junge, CSC, to Parochial Vicar at Holy Cross Parish, South Bend, effective April 26, […]
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Holy Week Leads to Glorious Easter
Chrism Mass More photos from the Chrism Mass in South Bend. Photos from the Chrism Mass in Fort Wayne. Holy Thursday More photos from Holy Thursday in Fort Wayne. Good […]
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Local Seminarians Who Studied in Rome Share Memories of Pope Francis’ Pontificate
For more than a decade, on behalf of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Bishop Rhoades has been sending seminarians to live and study in the shadow of the Vatican […]
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‘A Father to the Whole World’: Local Catholics Mourn the Death of Pope Francis
In the hours following the news of Pope Francis’ death on Easter Monday, April 21, Catholics from across the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend reacted with sorrow but also appreciation […]
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Bishop Rhoades Reflects on Pope Francis: ‘A True Man of the People’
“I always felt very relaxed in [Pope Francis’] presence,” Bishop Rhoades said during an April 21 news conference following the passing of Pope Francis earlier that day. “He was very […]
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Statement from Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
Today, Easter Monday, Pope Francis reached the end of his earthly pilgrimage. He passed from this life to the one promised by our Risen Lord. We mourn the death of […]
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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
Monday, April 21: 5:30 p.m. – Meeting of Board of Directors of Catholic Cemetery Association, Divine Mercy Funeral Home, Huntertown Tuesday, April 22: 11:30 a.m. – “You Can Lend A […]
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Bishop Rhoades’ Homily for the Easter Vigil: From Darkness to Light
The following homily was given by Bishop Rhoades at the Easter Vigil on the evening of Saturday, April 19, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne. The […]
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We Are an Easter People, and Lent Has Prepared Us
Lent has finally ended. Can I get an amen? Forty days. Forty days of filets of fish and shrimp curry (when we’re feeling really penitential). Forty days with only six […]
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Bishop Rhoades’ Homily for Good Friday: Victory Over Death
The following homily was given by Bishop Rhoades on Good Friday, April 18, at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend. Today, Good Friday, the Church commemorates and contemplates the death […]