Diocese
Parish priests plan summer retirements
Click on the priest’s name below to read about the plans they are making for retirement and travel home this summer. Father Gary Sigler: Being a priest is the hardest, ‘yet […]
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Diocese
Pentecost Collection supports seminarians
Dear Friends in Christ, Greetings to you during this blessed Easter season! I hope and pray that, in the midst of this dangerous coronavirus pandemic, the grace and peace of […]
Bishop
Priest assignments
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignments of priests, effective June 23, 2020: Reverend Jonathan Agbedo, to temporary Parochial Vicar, St. […]
Diocese
Around the Diocese: May 17, 2020
Saint Joseph High School named distinguished school for STEM and career learning SOUTH BEND — Saint Joseph High School announced recently that it has been recognized as a Project Lead […]
Obituaries
Rest in Peace: May 17, 2020
Elkhart Pearl Boling, 98, St. Vincent de Paul Fort Wayne Eugene A. Frisch Jr., 95, St. Vincent de Paul Betty Z. Woods, 93, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Huntington Dave […]
Diocese
Deacon Kuspa bids final farewell to family, South Bend parishes
The first married deacon in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Deacon Ervin Kuspa, passed away on May 10. Ordained in 1971 by Bishop Leo A. Pursley, he served at […]
Diocese
Why are face masks important at this time?
The celebration of public Masses in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend will resume the weekend of May 23-24, as directed by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades. One of the weightiest […]
Diocese
An extraordinary calling: Mother-daughter team prepare older children to receive first Communion
The theme of Catechetical Sunday for the school year that is coming to a close has focused on “Stay with Us,” or helping the young faithful to stay close to […]
Diocese
Faith under quarantine — How the diocese bore the cross of COVID-19
The novel coronavirus. For two months, it has held back the world. Even to those who were passed over by the deadliest effects of the pandemic, the suspension of public […]
Diocese
Poor Brothers of St. Francis to end community in diocese
On Wednesday, May 13th, the Feast of our Lady of Fatima, the Poor Brothers of St. Francis will end living as a Franciscan community in our diocese. The beloved Brothers […]
Obituaries
Rest in Peace: May 10, 2020
Auburn Margaret A. Ellert, 88, Immaculate Conception Decatur Norma C. Elzey, 93, St. Mary of the Assumption David E. Tester, 68, St. Mary of the Assumption Fort Wayne Grace Gardt, […]
Diocese
Catholic Charities: providing positive role models for at-risk youth
For 12-year-old Kallie, Catholic Charities’ National Mentoring Program has been like a window opening to new possibilities. “I have someone to talk to,” the DeKalb County girl said of her […]