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Local woman heeds pope’s call for ecological education

By Lauren Caggiano A Bishop Luers educator is raising awareness about the benefits and importance of honeybees and honey through educational programming. Megan Ryan, a special-education teacher and environmentalist, has […]

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Seminarians to be ordained to diaconate

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades will celebrate the Mass of Ordination of Dennis Di Benedetto and Eric Burgener at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception […]

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Communicating to Connect, Evangelizing to Encounter

Why the Catholic Church needs to take communications seriously By Stephanie A. Patka “The Church needs to be present in the world of communications in order to dialogue with people […]

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Graduations! Vals and Sals of area high schools listed

Click here for a PDF of the Today’s Catholic section that includes congratulatory ads. Lillie Castleman earns valedictorian honor MONROEVILLE — During her four years at Heritage High School, Lillian […]

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Musician Fred Rothert changing lifestyle and location

By Gary Huhn FORT WAYNE — Most people in the Fort Wayne and northeastern Indiana portion of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese are familiar with the name, Fred Rothert. His […]

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National Marian Conference date set

“To Jesus, through Mary: “There are three steps to climb to go to God: the first, which is the nearest to us, and the most suited to our capacity, is […]

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‘Choosing’ gender ignores truth of human person

By Theresa Farnan and Mary Rice Hasson Bathroom policies are a symptom of society rejecting Christian understanding of sex and natural law Target, one of the nation’s largest retailers, ignited […]

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The Feast of Pentecost:

A reflection on the person, gifts and charisms of the Holy Spirit By Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio The Feast of Pentecost, originally the Jewish Feast of weeks commemorating the gift of […]

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St. Mary of the Assumption Parish offers spiritual home

AVILLA — St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in the village of Avilla has long been the spiritual home of hundreds of Indiana Catholics in Noble County. It was […]

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In MY diocese: Noble County

Other parishes in Noble County include: St. Patrick, Ligonier Blessed Sacrament, Albion St. Mary, Avilla St. Gaspar, Rome City Immaculate Conception, Kendallville _______________________________________________ Immaculate Conception Church is spiritual center of […]

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The Catholic Charities ECHO Program helped Bridget Andersen reach her potential

By Jessica Soto When Bridget discovered she was pregnant, she confided in the school nurse, who put her in touch with the case manager from ECHO – Education Creates Hope […]

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Hannah’s House and Bridge of Hope offer possibilities for future

By Michelle Donaghey  MISHAWAKA — Being a mother is hard enough. But imagine being alone and pregnant or a single mom holding multiple jobs, living with friends and family and […]