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Notre Dame Haiti Program staff recounts earthquake, refocuses priorities

By Shannon Chapla NOTRE DAME — “I feel like I have my second life,” said Holy Cross Father Thomas Streit, founder of the University of Notre Dame’s Haiti Program. Father […]

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Catholic Schools, Dividends for Life

Every year, at the end of January, Catholic schools across the nation and those in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend celebrate Catholic Schools Week. This Sunday marks the beginning […]

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St. Adalbert hosts successful monthly parent night discussions

By Lisa Kochanowski SOUTH BEND — St. Adalbert School is taking an active approach to bringing parents into the school by hosting monthly parent meetings that provide dinner, child care […]

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Brother Paige named president-elect at Holy Cross College

By Diane Freeby NOTRE DAME — Catholic identity is at the “top of the table,” says newly appointed Holy Cross College president, Holy Cross Brother John R. Paige. That, along […]

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Knights host right to life rally in South Bend

By Tom Uebbing SOUTH BEND — South Bend area pro-lifers have remained undeterred in the struggle to end abortion as the U.S. enters the 37th year since Roe v. Wade […]

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Catholic News Around Indiana

Compiled by Brandon A. Evans Diocese of Evansville Indiana Franciscans, religious communities pray for immigrants and immigration reform By MARY ANN HUGHES (Message staff writer) Immigrants and immigration reform have […]

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Natalie Kohrman named director of Office of Spiritual Development

By Kay Cozad FORT WAYNE — Natalie Kohrman stepped into the director’s role in the diocesan Office of Spiritual Development and Evangelization on Jan. 4. She succeeds former director Ginny Kohrman. […]

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Photos from March for Life, Washington D.C.

Click here for photos from the Wednesday, Jan. 13, Mass of Installation for Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades. Click here for photos from the March for Life trips to Washington, D.C.

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Copy of the Web stream of Vespers and Installation Mass

Click here for a copy of the live stream of the Solemn Vespers Service Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew Cathedral. Click here for a copy of the […]

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St. Mother Theodore statue blessed on cathedral grounds

By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — St. Mother Theodore Guérin was honored on Jan. 6 with the blessing of a statue placed in the location where the Catholic school she […]

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John Gaughan retires with 57 years of service to Catholic schools

By Kay Cozad FORT WAYNE — Eighty-two-year-old John Gaughan lives by faith. “Faith describes me,” he says, adding, “without it I wouldn’t be anything.” And faith is what led him […]

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Rodriguez to offer Project Rachel outreach to the Hispanic community

By Diane Freeby SOUTH BEND — As Project Rachel is rejuvenated in the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese, the Office of Family Life is making sure the program is available to […]