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A bill to regulate chemical abortion, improve informed consent advances

By Brigid Curtis Ayer INDIANAPOLIS — A bill to regulate chemical abortion in Indiana and another to improve informed consent law for abortion cleared its first hurdle Feb. 20, when […]

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Series of talks, Mass, enshrinement honors St. Gianna Beretta Molla

By Ann Carey MISHAWAKA — Most Catholics can relate to St. Gianna Beretta Molla, for she lived the ordinary kind of life many Catholics live: She had a spouse and […]

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Marian welcomes Bishop Rhoades for pastoral visit

By Jodi Magallanes MISHAWAKA — Six days before the top leadership position in the Catholic Church becomes vacant, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades spoke about the unusual situation with students at […]

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Bishop Rhoades celebrates Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion at cathedrals

SOUTH BEND — The first weekend of Lent marks a pivotal moment for those seeking to fully enter the Roman Catholic Church at Easter.  In the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South […]

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Quilt covers eight generations of family history

HOAGLAND — It’s not Tweet, Facebook, blog or any other nanosecond image transmission. It’s “Q-U-I-L-T” … a soft, fluffy medium, loaded with color, done one stitch at a time, thoughtfully, […]

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St. Pius X group brings meals and spiritual nourishment to the homeless

GRANGER — For the past 15 years, St. Pius X parishioner Jon Housand has led a volunteer group that prepares and delivers casserole dishes to the South Bend Center for […]

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Low income, state economy to benefit from health coverage expansion, Church supports

By Brigid Curtis Ayer INDIANAPOLIS — Improved access to healthcare coverage for low income Hoosiers is not only the right thing to do morally, but a new study shows could […]

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Speakers encourage men to ‘put out into the deep’ at diocesan men’s conference

SOUTH BEND — “Duc in Altum” may not be the most popular Latin phrase in today’s culture. However, that expression, which means “put out into the deep,” was the message […]

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All Schools Mass celebrates vocations, remembers Bishop D’Arcy

By Diane Freeby Visit the photo gallery for more photos from the All School Mass. SOUTH BEND — The Catholic All Schools Mass, a celebration always near and dear to […]

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US Church leaders express surprise, admiration for pope’s decision

FORT WAYNE, WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. Catholic Church leaders who awoke to the news of Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement that he will retire at the end of February said they […]

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Why defending the truth about marriage is so important

By Fred Everett In Hans Christian Anderson’s version of “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” it is only a child who, in his innocence, is able to speak the truth about what […]

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Sons of Philip Neri place emphasis on family, New Evangelization

FORT WAYNE — St. Philip Neri was a 16th-century saint who founded The Congregation of the Oratory. The saint was known for his missionary and evangelization work in Rome, care […]