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Donation envelope enclosed in this issue

With the announcement of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis implored Catholics across the world to consider how each one of us might enter into this Holy Year in […]

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‘Battling your Goliath:’ Rekindle the Fire Diocesan Men’s Conference

By Tim Johnson and Kay Cozad FORT WAYNE — “Battling Your Goliath” is the theme for the upcoming Rekindle the Fire Annual Diocesan Men’s Conference on Saturday, Feb. 20, in […]

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Erlandson departs from Our Sunday Visitor after nearly 27 years

By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Saying he has “learned … seen so much,” Greg Erlandson is stepping down from his position as publisher at Our Sunday Visitor Inc., after […]

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Technology helps Holy Family student stay connected

By Jennifer Miller SOUTH BEND — When he was only a kindergartener, Nolan Dobrucki’s mom, Amy, noticed some usual bruises that tend to appear on five-year-old boys. However, when the bruises reappeared weeks […]

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CRS Rice Bowl inspires Catholics to do more with less at Lent

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — This Lent, as they have for four decades, millions of Catholics around the United States will place a colorful cardboard box and calendar in their homes to […]

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Year of Mercy pilgrimages:

The three Holy Doors in the diocese  Throughout the Year of Mercy, a plenary indulgence can be gained by visiting the Doors of Mercy that have been designated at the […]

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Pro-life community ‘walks the walk,’ ‘talks the talk’

By Jennifer Miller For more photos from the South Bend March for Life visit the photo gallery. SOUTH BEND — Marking the 43rd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, […]

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Evensong ecumenical vespers joins voices in prayer for unity

By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades was the homilist at the Evensong Ecumenical Vespers on Sunday, Jan. 24, in Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Fort Wayne. […]

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Catholic Schools Week: The body of Christ in action

More stories for Catholic Schools Week Schools incorporate Year of Mercy into curriculum Bishop D’Arcy Catholic Education Fund tuition assistance awarded to 12 schools STEM and STREAM programs offer deeper […]

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Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion to be celebrated in diocesan cathedrals

The Rite of Election of Catechumens and the Call to Continuing Conversion of Candidates will be celebrated in the cathedrals of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. These rites will […]

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Bishop Rhoades visits Huntington Catholic School

By Tim Johnson and Kay Cozad Visit the photo gallery for more photos from the visit. HUNTINGTON — Huntington Catholic School is a bustling academic community located in two buildings […]

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Sister Helen Alford to lecture at the Servus Omnium breakfast Feb. 9

By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — Dominican Sister Helen Alford, an Ordinary Professor of Economics and Ethics and vice-dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Dominican University in […]