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Confirmation Masses announced for spring 2016

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne — March 28, 7 p.m. Our Lady of Good Hope Parish, Fort Wayne Queen of Angels Parish, Fort Wayne St. Mary Mother of […]

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Letter discusses survey to assess need for Huntertown parish

FORT WAYNE — The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is in the process of assessing the need for a new parish in the Huntertown area. If it is determined that […]

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St. Augustine community explores breaking the school to prison pipeline

By Deacon Mel Tardy SOUTH BEND — Roughly 50 people of different faiths and racial backgrounds gathered at St. Augustine for “Breaking the School to Prison Pipeline: What Faith-Based Organizations […]

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‘No happy endings’ between Eastern Christians and Islam, professor says

By Corine Erlandson  FORT WAYNE — When it comes to Christians in the Middle East, there are “no happy endings.” This was the blunt assessment of Dr. Adam DeVille in […]

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Panel at USF discusses death penalty

By Madeleine Richey  FORT WAYNE —There’s a brightly lit stage, four chairs and four people to sit in them: a bishop, a philosopher, a law professor and a judge. They’ve […]

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Defending life with zeal, annual benefit banquet celebrates advances

By Allison Ciraulo NOTRE DAME — More than 800 supporters of the pro-life cause gathered for St. Joseph County Right to Life’s (SJCRTL) annual benefit banquet on Oct. 29, held […]

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Father Mike Depcik ministers to the Deaf community

  DETROIT — “I don’t consider myself disabled,” says Father Michael Depcik, a deaf priest who works for the Archdiocese of Detroit and is responsible for ministry to the deaf […]

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Catholic actress brings Sister Faustina and Divine Mercy message to life

By Kay Cozad Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades and the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend invite all to kick off the Jubilee Year of Mercy by attending “Faustina: Messenger of Divine […]

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Bon voyage to pilgrims off to shrines of Italy

By Tim Johnson GRANGER — A group of pilgrims boarded a bus at St. Pius X Parish, Granger, as they began their venture to a Nov. 3-13 tour of the […]

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‘She asks of you only liberty’: ‘Dignitatis Humanae’

Celebrating 50th anniversary of  ‘Dignitatis Humanae’ By Kristi Haas NOTRE DAME — For Christians, religious freedom is the freedom to bring hope — and to do so without restriction. Recognizing […]

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Sankofa 2015 celebrates ‘Black Souls Matter’

Click here for more photos FORT WAYNE — Over 50 people from around the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend and beyond gathered at celebrate Black Catholic faith and culture at […]

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Bon voyage to pilgrims journeying to shrines of Italy

GRANGER — A group of pilgrims boarded a bus at St. Pius X Parish, Granger, as they began their venture to a Nov. 3-13 tour of the shrines of Italy. […]