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During Holy Week, Ask Jesus ‘to Teach Us the Mysterious Wisdom of the Cross’

  The following homily was given by Bishop Rhoades on Palm Sunday (March 29, 2026) at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne. Today, Palm Sunday, we enter […]

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Voices Unite in Faith, Music at St. Cecilia Choir Festival

  Voices from across diocesan schools rose in harmony on Monday, March 23, at Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne, where the St. Cecilia Choir Festival brought together students […]

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Father James Stoyle, Priest Who Answered Late Vocation, Dies at 81

  Father James F. Stoyle, a priest of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend who answered a late but enduring call to the priesthood after a successful career in the […]

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Father Daniel Groody Appointed to Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

  Pope Leo XIV has appointed Holy Cross Father Daniel Groody, the vice president and associate provost for undergraduate education and professor of theology and global affairs at the University […]

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Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

For Holy Week, March 30 – April 6: Monday, March 30, at 7 p.m. – Chrism Mass, St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend Tuesday, March 31, at 7 p.m. – Chrism […]

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‘St. Oscar Romero Has Much to Teach Us,’ Bishop Rhoades Preaches at Notre Dame

  Bishop Rhoades delivered this homily for the Tuesday of Fifth Week of Lent, March 24, 2026, at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame. […]

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Notre Dame Fiat Program Trains Leaders to Walk with Those Who Are Suffering

  “As a Church, we are called to embody a more integrated way of receiving and caring for each person – not as a problem to be fixed, not as […]

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A Guide to the Devotions and Liturgies of Holy Week

  (OSV News) – What are you doing for Holy Week? It’s OK if your Holy Week list includes coloring eggs, cleaning and baking for Easter, shopping for new outfits, […]

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Behind-the-Scenes Staff Helps Bishop Luers Thrive

  Bishop Luers High School has a diverse and talented staff that engages students with environments that help us to grow and learn. However, teachers and administration are not the only members […]

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Bishop Makes Pastoral Visit to Saint Joseph High School on Patron’s Feast Day

  “Today is like a break from Lent,” Bishop Rhoades announced to students and staff during his March 19 pastoral visit to Saint Joseph High School. This was after the […]

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Bishop Celebrates Annual Mass for Christ Child Society of South Bend

  A snowy St. Patrick’s Day with frigid temps and snowy roads couldn’t deter volunteers from the Christ Child Society of South Bend from celebrating their spring Mass, meeting, and […]

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Pueri Cantores Singers ‘Help All of Us Pray Better’

  “This is a very special liturgy,” Bishop Rhoades declared on Wednesday, March 18, the commemoration of St. Cyril of Jerusalem. He was welcoming nearly 250 choristers from across the […]