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Spring sports ready to rumble
Fort Wayne diocesan teams welcome spring season FORT WAYNE — After unseasonably warm, 80-plus-degree days to kick off the spring season, Fort Wayne area athletes are more than ready for […]
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Annual Bishop’s Appeal exceeds all previous campaigns
The 25th Annual Bishop’s Appeal (ABA) has exceeded all previous Bishop’s Appeals with pledges totaling $6,267,759. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades said, “Once again, I am so very grateful to all […]
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Decatur parish digs deep for new parish hall
DECATUR — St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church is adding on — still. The process, that started as an idea in 2003, has become more than a reality for […]
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Titanic: Looking back a century later
Three priests gave spiritual comfort to the anxious and doomed on April 14, 1912 A century now has passed since the British luxury liner, S. S. Titanic, sank in mid-Atlantic after […]
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The Easter message
Most people would find it difficult to get through a day without reading or hearing about some violent or painful situation. It can be about people being beaten or killed […]
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Choir makes a joyful noise at Pueri Cantores Festival
By Kay Cozad and Tess Steffen More photos are available in the photo gallery. NOTRE DAME — With angelic voices raised, students from across the diocese joined at the Basilica […]
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Jewish Federation welcomes Bishop Rhoades
SOUTH BEND — “As Catholics and Jews, we share a common heritage through the parts of the sacred Scripture we hold in common. We pray to the same Lord. We […]
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Distance doesn’t prevent practice of Corporal Works of Mercy
By Vince LaBarbera Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with 80 percent of its 9.7 million residents living in poverty. Ninety-five percent are black with the median […]
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Students across the diocese support Holy Childhood Association
By Kay Cozad FORT WAYNE — Catholic school students from across the diocese have been focused these past six weeks on sacrificial giving, one of the three pillars of Lent, […]
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Spiritual commitment within Marriage and family
NOTRE DAME — Franciscan Father David Mary Engo explained to the audience at the Notre Dame Conference Center that marriage is not a 50-50 proposition. “God provides the beautiful holy […]
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Catholicism has presence in new Parkview Regional Medical Center
FORT WAYNE — The new sprawling nine-story, 430 bed, Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne boasts a facility focused on health and wellness, and that includes spiritual well-being. Bishop […]
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Bishop visits Saint Joseph’s High School on feast day
Click on the photo gallery for more photos from the visit. SOUTH BEND — The feast of St. Joseph is a special occasion at Saint Joseph’s High School, but it […]