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Football player’s kicks contribute to curing cancer

Sometimes there’s no question that something’s the right thing to do. When Bishop Luers High School senior Peyton Howe saw a presentation for Kick-It, a worldwide program that raises money […]

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Archbishop celebrates Holy Cross School language program

When one imagines the daily tasks of an archbishop in the Catholic Church, turning his head like a penguin, bending it like a giraffe or raising his shoulders like a […]

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Father David Tyson, CSC, inaugurated president of Holy Cross College

NOTRE DAME – Father David Theodore Tyson, CSC, was installed as the fifth president of Holy Cross College on Oct. 6, amid festivities that extended into a two-day schedule that […]

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Around the Diocese: October 8, 2017

Distinguished Knight Award recipients FORT WAYNE — Bishop Luers High School announced the recipients of the 2017 Distinguished Knight Awards, after the celebration of the Mass at the Chapel of […]

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Survey of Youth and Young Adults starting point for synod

By Megan Gettinger In January, Pope Francis presented a letter to young people and announced that the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will take place […]

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New forms of discrimination against the disabled

By Mary Forr Before I entered college, I volunteered at the Special Olympics. I helped out in the skills division of tennis. One after another, the athletes made their way […]

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Latinos challenged to become missionary disciples at V Encuentro

By Leo Patiño The diocesan-level gathering for V Encuentro, a discernment process involving the Hispanic U.S. Catholic Church, took place Saturday, Sept. 30 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in […]

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Cooperating with God’s creation: NaPro Technology

NaProTechnology, a newer women’s health science, has been growing in popularity over the past several years. The science monitors and helps women to maintain their reproductive health by utilizing medical […]

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100th Anniversary of Fatima apparitions

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady to three shepherd children at Fatima, Portugal. The Blessed Mother appeared once each month to the children from […]

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MedCon merges life concerns and health care

On Saturday, Oct. 14, medical and health care professionals are invited to MedCon, a one-day conference on health care in a Catholic context. The theme of this year’s conference is […]

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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Sunday, October 8: 2 p.m. — Mass for Project Rachel Ministry, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne Monday, October 9: 10 a.m. — Meeting of the Bishop’s Cabinet, Archbishop Noll Center, Fort […]

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Bishop Rhoades visits refugee families to ‘Share the Journey’

On Wednesday, Sept. 27, Pope Francis inaugurated a two-year global public action and awareness crusade to promote opportunities for migrants and their new communities to strengthen the bond between them. […]