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Summers at St. Henry’s Clubhouse

It’s a hot, late afternoon in the St. Henry parish center, and the air is alive with excitement. It’s the finale for the 10th annual St. Henry’s Clubhouse, and as parents […]

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Weekly schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Wednesday, July 24: 3 p.m. — Meeting of Our Sunday Visitor Institute Committee, Homewood Suites Hotel, Fort Wayne Thursday, July 25: 8:30 a.m. — Meeting of Board of Directors of Our Sunday […]

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Daughters of Divine Charity to depart diocese

As Sister Carmella Chojnacki, FDC, and Sister Paula Krizancic, FDC, walked to daily Mass at Corpus Christi Parish the week of July 14, they were surprised at how many parishioners […]

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Rest in Peace: July 21, 2019

Auburn Naomi T. Beeber, 74, Immaculate Conception Decatur Walter F. Mowery, 82, St. Mary of the Assumption Edward C. Peterson, 62, St. Mary of the Assumption Elkhart Robert Summers, 89, […]

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Rite of Candidacy

Zane Langenbrunner, a seminarian of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, stands as Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades begins the Rite of Candidacy during a July 14 Mass at his home […]

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Beauty will save the world workshop held at University of Saint Francis

A high school student participates in a summer theology camp, “Beauty Will Save the World,” at the University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, July 12. During the week-long experience, students […]

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Priest appointment

The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following appointment: Reverend Dermot Gahan, to Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew Cathedral Parish, South Bend, effective […]

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Around the Diocese: July 21, 2019

Forever Learning Institute 45th anniversary celebration planned SOUTH BEND — Much has changed in South Bend since 1974, but a love of learning is timeless, as well as ageless. In […]

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Sisters of Providence celebrate jubilees

Four Sisters of Providence with ties to the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend celebrate jubilees this year. 60-year jubilarian Sister Ellen Cunningham is a native of Chicago. Currently she ministers […]

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Distinct vocations discerned by local families

It may seem like many people today have forgotten the sacramental origins of marriage. Concurrently, the priesthood suffers regular attacks from modern culture and the media. Despite these hardships, however, […]

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Knights’ build honors Habitat family

The St. Charles Borromeo Knights of Columbus Council 451 was busy Saturday, June 22, volunteering to build a new home for a deserving Fort Wayne family through Habitat for Humanity […]

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Polish immigrants laid foundation of faith at St. Casimir, St. Adalbert

Have you ever walked into a church so beautiful it made your heart soar, inviting you into worship? Children sometimes have that reaction when they crane their necks to take […]