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Unique POMS fund mission work

By Kay Cozad FORT WAYNE — Have you ever wanted just a bite of something sweet but not the whole dessert? If so, poms are for you. Poms, an acronym […]

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Anniversary couples celebrate with special Mass, reception

FORT WAYNE — Couples observing their 25th or 50th wedding anniversaries this year gathered Sunday afternoon for a special celebratory Mass at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Fort […]

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Hahn speaks at St. Catherine of Siena at St. Jude

By Karen Clifford SOUTH BEND — “It’s a joy to be here not only to share this evening but to also bask in the afterglow of Notre Dame’s opening victory,” […]

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Science at the service of life

Father Tad Pacholczyk lectures in South Bend By Ann Carey NOTRE DAME — In our technological society, many competing claims are set forth about the correct relationship between science and […]

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Father Ronald Ramenaden, pastor of St. Robert, North Manchester, dies at 67

NORTH MANCHESTER — Father Ronald Ramenaden died Wednesday, Sept. 9 at St. Robert Parish, where he was serving as pastor. His body was discovered Sept. 11 when parishioners came for […]

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Friends of L’Arche bring joyful noise unto the Lord

By Kay Cozad NOTRE DAME — The Sacred Heart Crypt Church was filled with a joyful noise on July 14 when the Friends of L’Arche/Emmaus Community members of South Bend […]

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Bishop D’Arcy ordains Holy Cross seminarians to diaconate

By Sister Margie Lavonis, CSC NOTRE DAME — In the presence of family, friends and members of the Holy Cross family, Kevin Grove and Gerard Olinger professed their final vows […]

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Huntington youths deepen liturgical and service life

By Kay Cozad HUNTINGTON — The youth at Ss. Peter and Paul Church have not been sitting idle this summer thanks to their dynamic parish youth program. In addition to […]

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Be still and know that I am God

By Linda Furge St. Francis De Sales: Living a devout life in an un-devout world Most of us learned how to pray at a very early age. That is a […]

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Church has vision for health care reform

The United States bishops have for decades advocated a reform of the nation’s health care system based upon fundamental moral principles. The church holds that access to basic health care is a universal human right and not a privilege of the wealthy. Of course, what constitutes basic health care will differ from country to country depending upon its level of development.

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News around Indiana

Compiled by Brandon A. Evans Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Expanded Women’s Care Center holds dedication in South Bend SOUTH BEND — Just as the needs of pregnant women in […]

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The loss of dreams

Sandra and her husband Bill had spent the last 45 years raising children, building careers and investing in their retirement. They dreamed of traveling the world and spending time with […]