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Ground broken for Divine Mercy Funeral Home
‘The focus on Divine Mercy will bring consolation’ Click here for more photos from the event. The first Catholic funeral home in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend took a […]
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Diocese
Diocese participates in gathering of faith, social justice leaders
Local faith leaders participated in the first U.S. convening of the World Meeting of Popular Movements Feb. 16-19. Representatives of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend traveled to Modesto, Calif., […]
Bishop
Lent: A penitential mobilization
The following is the text of the homily of Bishop Rhoades on Ash Wednesday at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne, a Lenten message for the whole […]
Special
Mass and film increase awareness of Christian persecution
On Thursday, Feb. 20, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades celebrated a Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, University of Notre Dame, to pray for persecuted Christians. The Mass preceded […]
Diocese
Around the Diocese: March 5, 2017
St. John the Evangelist donation GOSHEN — John Shafer, founder of Michiana Five for the Homeless, accepted a donation from Susan Woolley, representing St. John the Evangelist Church in Goshen, […]
Schools
Forever Learning Institute appoints new director
In early December 2016, Eve Finnessy began her role as the new executive director of Forever Learning Institute in South Bend. In this role she is responsible for all the […]
Special
Candidates committed to Hispanic Diaconate Formation
Once a month on a Friday evening, after finishing their jobs and saying goodbye to their children, a group of about a dozen men — many with their wives along […]
Special
Gift ideas for first communicants
It’s a milestone like no other in a young child’s life, and it means that a young person is growing up in the sanctity of the church. To celebrate the […]
Diocese
Preparations underway for first communion across the diocese
Gift ideas for first communicants St. Martin de Porres students prepare for first Communion At St. Martin de Porres in Syracuse — a lake community parish whose attendance swells significantly […]
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St. Adalbert: An immigrant church, then and now
Given the beauty of the architecture at St. Adalbert Church, South Bend, it’s understandable why it has been nicknamed “the cathedral of the west side.” The fact that such a […]
Diocese
In MY diocese: St. Pius X, Granger and St. Adalbert, South Bend
Click here for St. Adalbert Former St. Joseph’s Farm became St. Pius X Parish Just after crossing the state line from Michigan to Indiana, one comes across a parish that […]
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Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion
Candidates and their sponsors stand as the candidates’ names are read aloud at St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend, during the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion. The South […]