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‘Tolton: From Slave to Priest’ performed in diocese

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Installation of lectors and acolytes

Six seminarians of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend were recently installed as lectors, which is a step along the way to their priestly ordination. The ceremony took place April 20 […]

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Honoring Mary, our mother: May crowning devotion

At 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 6, at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto behind the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, a […]

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Women’s Care Center denied rezoning request on South Bend’s west side

Bishop and Father Jenkins criticize mayor’s veto FORT WAYNE — In statements made Friday, April 27, immediately following a veto by South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg of a rezoning request […]

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Interview with the artist: Fort Wayne artist portrays Mexican saint as ‘relatable’

Stepping into the world of Fort Wayne artist Peter Lupkin has the feel of stepping back in time. Not only does he live and work in a building on Broadway […]

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Voluntary use of pre-Vatican II obligation growing

Appropriating the chapel veil It wasn’t all that long ago — a little over 50 years — that the Second Vatican Council met to address the relationship between the Catholic […]

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Mary Ann Glendon receives Evangelium Vitae Award

On the feast day of St. Gianna Beretta Molla, April 28, another outstanding pro-life woman, Mary Ann Glendon, received the Evangelium Vitae award from the Center of Ethics and Culture […]

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Bishop Rhoades responds to Women’s Care Center rezoning request veto

In response to Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s veto of the rezoning of the Women’s Care Center in South Bend, the Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend released […]

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Around the Diocese: April 29, 2018

Holy Cross College hosts national consortium NOTRE DAME — Holy Cross College and the University of Notre Dame hosted the 2018 Convening of the Consortium for the Liberal Arts in […]

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Michael Thomas, witness to God’s grace

This August, Michael Thomas will be ordained to the Sacred Order of the Diaconate and profess Final Vows with the Community of Holy Cross. God willing, in a year, on […]

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Weekly schedule for Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Sunday, April 29: 11:45 a.m. — Mass with Confirmation and Rite of Reception into Full Communion, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, University of Notre Dame Tuesday, May 1: 12:30 p.m. — […]

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St. Vincent de Paul Society hosts auction, dinner

On April 19, the St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Joseph County hosted its annual Legacy Dinner. The dinner supports the mission of the society, which has served St. […]