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Alveda King shares pro-life message at dinner and with high school students
By Tom Uebbing SOUTH BEND — Her life has been a rough road that finally smoothed out. Her home was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan when she and her […]
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Hang on, possibilities exist
By Karen Clifford GRANGER — For St. Pius X parishioner Suzy Younger, the cross of infertility has been a lesson in self-surrender and relinquishing control to the divine providence of […]
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St. John the Baptist celebrates 150th anniversary
By Lauren Caggiano NEW HAVEN —A parish is a “family of families,” according to Bishop John M. D’Arcy and St. John the Baptist in New Haven has proudly existed as […]
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Diocese celebrates priest jubilarians
By Mark Weber FORT WAYNE — “If a pastor is holy, the people we be.” Quoting St. John Vianney, recently declared by Pope Benedict XVI as the patron saint of […]
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Redesigned Web site launched
FORT WAYNE — The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is anxiously awaiting the unveiling of the redesigned diocesan Web site, www.diocesefwsb.org. The site is scheduled to be unveiled on Friday, […]
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Golden moments on the trampoline
Up and down, up and down. Bouncing, bouncing. My wife Rose and I have been talking for a few years about getting a trampoline for our daughter, who will soon […]
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Opinions better left unsaid
The ability, or rather, the willingness to share an opinion whenever the mood strikes is either a biological inheritance or a learned trait, or perhaps a combination of both. I’m […]
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Ugandan cathedral roof funded in part by overseas mission endowment
By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — Bishop Robert Mihiirwa of Fort Portal, Uganda, may shepherd his diocese half a world away, but he is very familiar with the Diocese of […]
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Cathy Williams — grandmother and parent to her grandchildren
By Karen Clifford MISHAWAKA — Terri Ann, the fifth of five children and only girl, was affectionately known as “the brat” in the Williams family. Known for her mischievous ways […]
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Cochran family, Bishop Dwenger, provide family atmosphere for Korean exchange student
By Kay Cozad COLUMBIA CITY — The Cochran family of Columbia City are the recipients of the 2008-2009 Academic Year in America’s Host Family of the Year award. The Joe […]
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Women from around the diocese gather for day of prayer
By Kay Cozad LaGRANGE — St. Joseph Parish’s newly constructed activity center was put to good use on Saturday, Sept. 19, when over 200 enthusiastic women crowded the hall for […]
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Diocese to celebrate Mass for priest-jubilarians
FORT WAYNE — Priests from all over the diocese will gather at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception to celebrate Mass on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 12:05 p.m. in honor […]