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Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ community in Donaldson anticipates foundress’ canonization

On March 6, the Vatican announced that Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ foundress, Blessed Mother Mary Catherine Kasper, (or Maria Katharina, as she is known in German) will be recognized […]

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Right time for a journey of faith

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a faith journey for those seeking full communion with the Catholic Church. “I always thought about it, but it never seemed to […]

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‘Migration is not just a political issue, but a spiritual one’

By Gwen McCain How are Catholics called upon to treat the migrant? Hopefully, everyone would open their homes to friends, family and neighbors. Christ, a migrant from the inn at […]

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Food drive supports local pantry

St. Bernard School’s fifth- and sixth-graders held a food drive Feb. 26 to March 2. The students challenged each classroom to donate the most food items and win an ice […]

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Life of African-American priest told through play

CHICAGO (CNS) — The life of Father Augustus Tolton already reads like a novel, and now it is immortalized on stage with the new play “Tolton: From Slave to Priest,” […]

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Weekly schedule for Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Monday, March 12: 9 a.m. — Meeting of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Doctrine, Washington, D.C. Monday, March 12: 2 p.m. — Meeting of United States Conference of Catholic […]

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Around the Diocese: March 11, 2018

‘Come and See’ life as a Sister of Providence SAINT MARY-OF-THE-WOODS — Bring hope to life: Come and see life as a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. All […]

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Bill to regulate Indiana abortion industry passes House

INDIANAPOLIS — A bill aimed at updating regulations to keep up with the abortion industry in Indiana passed the Indiana House of Representatives on Feb. 28 by a 67-26 vote. […]

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Bishop’s trip to Ethiopia

Click here for more photos from Bishop Rhoades and CRS in Ethiopia Bishop Rhoades reflects on CRS trip to Ethiopia Each year, as a member of the Board of Directors […]

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Catholic Charities calls for volunteers and money to assist local flooding victims

SOUTH BEND — Recent flooding in Elkhart, Marshall and St. Joseph counties has left many homeless, with severe damage to their homes and loss of essential household items. As a […]

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Victory Noll Center welcomes all for spiritual enrichment

Click here for more photos. Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters is a religious order founded in the early 1920s by Father John Joseph Sigstein to catechize those on the […]

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Spring confirmation Mass schedule

A schedule of the spring Masses at which Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades will confer the sacrament of confirmation