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After Nearly 40 Years of Ministry in the Diocese, Lisa Everett to Retire

Throughout the past four decades, the cultural battle to uphold the sanctity of life and the family has seen significant developments. During this time, Lisa Everett, director of Marriage and […]

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Priest Assignment

The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignment: Reverend William Kummer, to Administrator, St. Joseph Parish, Roanoke, and St. Catherine of Alexandria […]

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This Advent, Help Christ Make Smooth the Hills and Valleys

By Father Tom Shoemaker Some years ago, I broke a bone in my foot. A surgeon put a screw in the bone and told me that I couldn’t put any […]

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Remembering the Beauty of Advents Past

As the Church continues to prepare us for the coming of Christ on Christmas throughout the Advent season, three members of the clergy of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend […]

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Organization Aims to Help Homeless in South Bend

It’s now the parking lot of the Berean Transformation Center church, but in 2020, the former branch of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in downtown South Bend held the tents […]

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‘This Is the Charism of Our Parish’

Holy Cross Church Helps Afghan Family Resettle in South Bend Who is my neighbor? This question, posed to Jesus in Luke’s Gospel, leads to the parable of the Good Samaritan […]

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Luers Falls Short of First 3A State Championship

INDIANAPOLIS – As his players lined up in numerical order waiting to receive their runner-up medals at midfield after losing the Class 3A state championship game to an overpowering Heritage […]

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St. Mary Soup Kitchen Hosts Annual Thanksgiving Dinner

Members of the community of St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church serve visitors during the parish’s annual Thanksgiving Day Soup Kitchen Dinner on Thursday, November 28. The annual dinner […]

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Elkhart Knights to Pray 500th Consecutive First Friday Rosary

In the spring of 1983, Benny Wiercioch received an invitation to join the Knights of Columbus St. Jude Council 1043 in Elkhart. One of his conditions for joining – which […]

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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Monday, December 2: 10 a.m. – Meeting of Bishop’s Cabinet, Archbishop Noll Center, Fort Wayne Monday, December 2: 4 p.m. – Blessing of New Divine Mercy Funeral Home, Cedar Canyon, […]

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Rest in Peace: December 1, 2024

Fort Wayne Roland Kerr, 92, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Louann Newport, 86, Queen of Angels Judith Harrington, 74, St. Vincent de Paul Huntington Norma J. Driscoll, 91, SS. Peter […]

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Around the Diocese: November 24, 2024

Christ Child Society Gives Back Members of the Christ Child Society of Fort Wayne gather at the Archbishop Noll Catholic Center on Wednesday, November 20, to pack and sort items […]