Diocese
Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ jubilarians serve in faith
DONALDSON — The years were 1946, 1951 and 1971. They were historic in many regards. In 1946, the world watched the Nuremberg Trials unfold at the beginning of post-WWII America. […]
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Diocese
Nicole Hahn named Secretary for Communications
FORT WAYNE — The hiring of Nicole Hahn as Secretary for Communications has been announced by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades. Hahn will head the Secretariat for Communications for the Diocese […]
Obituaries
Rest in Peace: August 8, 2021
Auburn Patricia Correia, 86, Immaculate Conception Francis Dulle, 87, Immaculate Conception Bristol William O’Brien, 90, St. Mary of the Annunciation Decatur Pauline M. Siefring, 89, St. Mary of the Assumption Fort […]
Bishop
Confirmation Masses of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
The following is a schedule of the fall Masses at which Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades will confer the sacrament of confirmation. *Additional parishes included St. Joseph Church, LaGrange Aug. 21 […]
Diocese
Mass of Christian Burial planned for Deacon David Elchert
Deacon David O. Elchert, 81, of Goshen, died Wednesday, Aug. 4. He was a member of St. John the Evangelist, Goshen, where on May 21, 2011, he became the parish’s […]
Bishop
Priest appointments
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following appointments: Reverend Michael Ammer, to part-time Priest Chaplain at Bishop Dwenger High School, Fort Wayne, […]
Diocese
Around the Diocese: August 8, 2021
Christ Child Society Clothing Center open for school year MISHAWAKA — The Christ Child Society Clothing Center, 2366 Miracle Lane, Mishawaka, in the Town and Country Shopping Center, is open […]
Diocese
Blessed Solanus Casey honored with feast day celebration
The July 30 feast day of Blessed Solanus Casey is celebrated annually at the St. Felix Catholic Center monastery in Huntington where the simplex Capuchin priest lived for several years. […]
Bishop
Diocesan World Youth Day: A celebration of faith for high school students
The 18 months since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have been challenging for high school students. Canceled athletics, graduations, dances and more uprooted the fabric of their lives, creating, […]
Diocese
Retreat brings together fathers, sons at St. Patrick’s County Park
The virtues of St. Joseph were elaborated by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades at the afternoon retreat, which took place at St. Patrick’s County Park.
Diocese
Widows profess lives of prayer for priests
In biblical times, a widow occupied an undesirable place in society. God had commanded that they were to be treated with respect and cared for, but they were not considered […]
Bishop
Mass reunites Fort Wayne Pedro Pan refugees
As protests took place in Cuba against the communist government in power, a group of refugees who fled the country after Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution gathered in Fort Wayne July […]