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Notre Dame Children’s Choir celebrates second Christmas together

By Trish Linner NOTRE DAME — Sunday, Dec. 14, marked the second annual Christmas concert performed by the Notre Dame Children’s Choir at the Church of Our Lady of Loretto […]

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Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem supports the life of the Church in Holy Land

By Matthew Bunson Catholics are sometimes surprised to see an unusual group of men and women in the processions at major diocesan events. The men wear white cloaks and black […]

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Father Paul Bueter dies

FORT WANYE — Father Paul R. Bueter, beloved retired priest and past vicar of the Hispanic ministry of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, died Sunday, Dec. 7. He was […]

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Catholic Charities’ ECHO program provides education and support for teenage parents

SOUTH BEND — The Catholic Charities ECHO program in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend has offered young parents the encouragement and resources to achieve their academic goals and provide […]

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Catholic Charities meets one family’s many needs

By Kay Cozad FORT WAYNE — Aris and Heather Eracleous have made their home in the Summit City and are thrilled to now be a family of three. Their homeland […]

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‘Beca’s Bread Brigade’ providing Food Pantry staple commodity

By Vince LaBarbera AUBURN — When Rebekah Graber entered her junior year in 2008 at Canterbury School, Fort Wayne, she was rushed to complete her yearly, mandatory volunteer hours so […]

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Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend placed on the College Board’s fifth Annual AP District Honor Roll

A record 547 school districts across the nation are honored FORT WAYNE — The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is one of 547 school districts in the U.S. and Canada […]

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World Youth Day memories spark renewed interest for 2016 trip to Krakow

By Kay Cozad Youths from around the world are making plans to converge on Krakow, Poland, in July of 2016 to experience the universal Catholic Church in all its glory […]

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Holy Cross Brother Donard Steffes turns 100

By Brother Charles McBride NOTRE DAME — Holy Cross Brother Donard Steffes, will turn 100 on Wednesday, Dec. 10, and many say he is a model Holy Cross religious. He […]

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Bishop D’Arcy Catholic Education Jubilee Fund awards tuition assistance to 13 elementary schools

FORT WAYNE — Thirteen Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend including 20 students are being awarded tuition assistance of $500 per student for school year 2014-2015 […]

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A new way to support Catholic Schools: SGOs

By Jodi Magallanes Charitable giving is a year-round practice. But as the window of tax-deductible giving draws to a close for 2014, it may once again be on the minds […]

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Pope Francis extends blessing to diocese, greets bishop Rhoades

VATICAN CITY — Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades was a concelebrant of the 7 a.m. morning Mass on Nov. 24 with Pope Francis at the chapel in the Domus Sanctae Marthae, […]