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Holy Cross College celebrates 50 years

By Jeannie Ewing Among the plethora of postsecondary institutions in the modern day, Holy Cross College at Notre Dame, Ind., genuinely stands out for its mission to “educate and form […]

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In MY diocese: Whitley County

St. John Bosco, Churubusco St. Catherine of Alexandria, Nix Settlement Columbia City parish interprets faith through service By Jeannie Ewing To describe St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church in […]

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The Holy Doors are closed, but the mercy endures forever

The late and abiding fruits of a jubilee year By Msgr. Michael Heintz The value of our prayer is not to be determined by our experience of it, but by […]

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Mass marks close of the Jubilee Year of Mercy

By Mariam Schmitz As the closing Mass for the Jubilee Year of Mercy was about to begin at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne,  on Saturday, Nov. […]

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Exhibit of papal visits to the Holy Land to open in Fort Wayne

A pictorial exhibit of 44 historic images depicting stirring scenes as well as quiet, intimate moments during papal visits to the Holy Land from 1964 to 2014 will soon be […]

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V Encuentro — National process returns to build the parish of the future

By Jodi Marlin A process that aims to support the U.S. Catholic Church and its faithful by encouraging, uplifting and equipping a rapidly growing member group — that of Hispanics […]

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Sankofa 2016: Moving from ‘Lord, have mercy’ to ‘Thank You, Jesus’

By Jill A. Boughton Visit the photo gallery for more photos from this event. Asked how she was doing, an elderly African-American church member replied, “I’m somewhere between ‘Lord, have […]

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Joint Catholic, LDS conference affirms role of faith in marriage

By Sarah Dustman Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades was the keynote speakers at the Strengthening Marriage and the Family: Building a Christ-Centered Home conference on Saturday, Nov. 12, at Bishop Luers […]

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YOM: Forgive Offenses

Inmates work their way to forgiveness, through education  By Marlene Travis “Free living,” wrote Chris, as the motivation behind earning an associates degree while incarcerated. Chris, along with 53 other […]

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Living the Year of Mercy

Become a sponsor of this page. Click on the Advertising button above for details. Forgive Offenses                   Comfort the Afflicted     […]

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Pope appoints Cardinal-designate Tobin as new archbishop of Newark

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark, N.J., and named Cardinal-designate Joseph W. Tobin of Indianapolis to succeed him. Archbishop Myers, […]

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St. Charles Cardinals take ICCL-CYO diocesan championship

By Joe Kozinski College bowl games are an opportunity to extend the season and play just one more game in warm, sunny weather against good competition. Saint Joseph High School […]