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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. […]

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Recently canonized saints celebrated at St. Therese, Little Flower

By Allison Ciraulo SOUTH BEND — All saints have parents, but not every saint has parents who themselves were saints. While Louis and Zélie Martin, two of the Church’s newest […]

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Catholic students attending Bethel College encouraged to show solidarity, mutual respect during visit from Bishop Rhoades

By Irene Copenhaver SOUTH BEND — On his first visit to Bethel College, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades met with a group of Catholic students on Oct. 30. He offered them […]

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Educación para el Ministerio hosts conference on the family, mercy

By Lourdes Silva GOSHEN — A full day of workshops were facilitated to the students of “Educación para el Ministerio” at St. John the Evangelist, Goshen, on Oct. 31, the […]

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The devotional pieces of Divine Mercy

By Tim Johnson AUBURN — Many readers may be devoted to the daily recitation of the Chaplet of Mercy, but there are four other devotions of Divine Mercy to note […]