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Researchers Find Link Between Papal Visits, Fertility Rates

A University of Notre Dame researcher recently discovered a remarkable legacy Pope St. John Paul II bestowed on Latin America during the pontiff’s 16 visits to the region between 1979 […]

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Rest in Peace: May 25, 2025

Auburn Donald Lauer, 62, Immaculate Conception Fort Wayne Christine Till, 62, St. Joseph- Hessen Cassel Betty Wood, 93, St. Vincent de Paul Granger Gary Kiemnec, 77, St. Pius X Stanley […]

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Bishop Urges Graduates to be ‘Signs of Hope’ this Jubilee Year

On the afternoon of Friday, May 16, Bishop Rhoades celebrated Holy Cross College’s baccalaureate Mass on campus with students, faculty, and families in attendance. The following day, the commencement ceremony […]

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‘Saints in the Making’ at Huntington Catholic School

OSV Sponsors Day of Faith, Fun for Local Students Huntington Catholic School fifth-grade teacher Amy Ball has been thinking about an all-school retreat focused on religion for years, since before […]

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Bishop Confirms 21 Teens at Blessed Sacrament in Albion

“Have courage to live lives of love, of charity,” Bishop Rhoades said to the young people who were about to be confirmed. “The Holy Spirit gives you special strength through […]

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At Baccalaureate Mass, ND Grads Urged to Stay Connected

Visitors to the University of Notre Dame’s Joyce Center usually expect to see rebounds and layups. But on Friday, May 16, the space was transformed for a Mass for the […]

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Accompaniment Is Key for Those Struggling with Mental Health

“We’re called to love our brothers and sisters in Christ, to be the loving face of the Father in their lives, and [for those who struggle with mental illness], we […]

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A Call to Support Our Shepherds, Our Future

Growing up, Mason Bailey could not envision himself as a priest. It wasn’t until he received profound words in the confessional while in college that the thought entered his mind. […]

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Four Men to Be Ordained to the Diaconate

On Saturday, May 24, four young men will lie prostrate on the floor of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne as they vow to live a life […]

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Pope Leo XIV Commemorative Issue

Pope Leo XIV looks out to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican as he leads the midday recitation of the Regina Coeli prayer […]

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Victory Noll Sister Valeria Foltz, 105, Dies

Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sister Valeria C. Foltz, age 105, a resident of Heritage Pointe of Warren, died on the morning of Tuesday, May 13. Sister Valeria entered the […]

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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Monday, May 19: 11:30 a.m. – Mass, Holy Cross House, Notre Dame Tuesday, May 20: 7 p.m. – Confirmation Mass, Our Lady of Hungary Church, South Bend Thursday, May 22: […]