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‘Let’s listen in our hearts to Jesus saying … ‘Arise!’

High school students from across the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend gathered at Bishop Luers High School, Fort Wayne, for a stateside World Youth Day conference Feb. 21-23. Throughout the […]

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Conference urges men to grow in holiness

On Saturday, Feb. 22, around 1,500 men attended the 10th annual Rekindle the Fire Men’s Conference. This year’s conference took place at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort […]

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Candidates, catechumens declare intentions to enter into full communion with Church

The Lenten season is meant as a time to focus on prayer and preparation for the highest of feasts in the liturgical year: the joyful celebration of Easter. This is […]

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Marian High School pastoral visit — ‘Have you accepted Mary as your personal mother?’

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades celebrated a Mass honoring Our Lady of Lourdes with the students and faculty of Marian High School on Feb. 18. Our Lady of Lourdes is the […]

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Weekly schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Sunday, February 23: 10 a.m. — Closing Mass for Diocesan World Youth Day, Bishop Luers High School, Fort Wayne Sunday, February 23: 2 p.m. — Rite of Election, Cathedral of the Immaculate […]

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Learning to better defend life

More than 80 people spent five hours Feb. 8 learning how to be more convincing defenders of life. Attendees at the annual Kloska Family Life Defenders Boot Camp ranged from […]

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Around the Diocese: February 23, 2020

St. Jude parishioner earns Eagle Scout rank FORT WAYNE — David LaMaster of Boy Scout Troop 451 at St. Jude Parish, Fort Wayne, conducted his Eagle Scout Court of Honor […]

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Rest in Peace

Fremont Paul Kocsis, 80, St. Paul Chapel Granger Nolan Zent, 2, St. Pius X Huntington Sister Francesca McGarry, OLVM, 94, Archbishop Noll Memorial Chapel Mishawaka Joan Dean, 84, St. Bavo […]

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Caty Burke: youthful enthusiasm in marriage ministry

Ironically, it was a presentation about annulment that launched Caty Burke’s passion for marriage and family ministry. Now associate director for Marriage, Family and Pro-Life Ministry in the Diocese of […]

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A servant’s heart

Phil Hayes, Mike Plenzler, James Summers and Harry Verhiley, all members of St. Pius X Parish in Granger, are pursuing a vocation to the diaconate. They are currently in formation […]

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Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion to be celebrated in diocese

FORT WAYNE — The Rite of Election of Catechumens and the Call to Continuing Conversion of Candidates are being celebrated this week in the cathedrals of the Diocese of Fort […]

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Friendship with Our Jewish Brothers and Sisters

Statement by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades This past November, over 1,000 Catholics and Jews of Fort Wayne, Indiana, gathered to pray together at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in a […]