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Diocese Prepares for Annual Way of St. Joseph Pilgrimage

Not many places have two churches named after the same saint within five miles of each other, separated by a river and enclosed in a county also named after the […]

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Chrism Mass Reminds Us We Are God’s Anointed

By Joshua Schipper and Kasia Balsbaugh On back-to-back nights at the beginning of Holy Week – at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend on Monday, March 25, and at the […]

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Warning: How I Nearly Got Scammed By a Thief Posing as My Pastor

The email that arrived in my inbox one evening seemed perfectly normal, so I did not realize that it had the potential to make me the victim of a crime […]

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A Walk Through the Sacred Liturgies of the Triduum

Through the solemn and sacred liturgies of Holy Week, in the co-cathedrals and parishes across the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, the faithful had the opportunity to walk with Christ […]

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Chrism Mass Reminds Us We Are the God’s Anointed

By Joshua Schipper and Kasia Balsbaugh On back-to-back nights at the beginning of Holy Week – at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend on Monday, March 25, and at the […]

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Bishop Confirms Young People at St. Matthew Cathedral

On Saturday, March 16, at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend, Bishop Rhoades confirmed 76 young people from seven parishes in the South Bend area. The Gospel reading featured the […]

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Palm Sunday Enters Us into Holy Week

Bishop Rhoades began the most sacred week of the liturgical year on Sunday, March 24, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne as he celebrated Mass on […]

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‘A Physical Manifestation of Heaven on Earth’

Renovations at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Near Completion Nearly a decade after it began as a mere dream, an extensive project at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Fort […]

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St. Pius X Extends Christ’s Love to Local Prisoners

Each Saturday at St. Joseph County Jail, approximately 12 male inmates pray and reflect on God’s word. Their reasons for being incarcerated vary, but their purpose and their prayer is […]

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Sisters at Saint Joseph Committed to College Powerhouse

Besides Red Bull, hype music, and talking down nerves, sisters Riley and Berkley Zache have another essential pregame preparation. “Riley and I, we’ll usually pray together,” Berkley explained. “We just […]

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Seven Churches Visitation Allows Pilgrims to ‘Keep Watch’ with Jesus on Holy Thursday

Holy Thursday is the feast that marks the beginning of the Holy Triduum, which also includes Good Friday, the Easter Vigil, and Easter Sunday. At this Mass of the Lord’s […]