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A Good Walk for a Great Cause

St. Vincent de Paul Society Hosts Walk for Hope in Fort Wayne After a rainy morning in Fort Wayne on Sunday, September 21, the weather cleared for the faithful who […]

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Golf Event Raises Money for Elkhart Catholic Cemetery

On Sunday, September 7, Black Squirrel Golf Course in Goshen hosted the fifth annual Elkhart County Catholic Open, which serves as a fundraiser for St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Cemetery […]

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St. Thérèse, Little Flower Honors Its Founding Father

I almost spit out my iced latte while listening to the Hallow app as I was driving to work at St. Thérèse, Little Flower Parish in March of 2024. I had turned on […]

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Area Schools Honor Carlo Acutis, the First Millennial Saint

At St. John the Baptist Catholic School in New Haven, students, staff, and community members join Father Nathan Maskal in a Eucharistic procession from the parish’s church to its nearby […]

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‘It’s Just Us, Trying to Make This Space Closer to the Kingdom of God’

Moderator Stacey Noem Shares How the Faithful Can Participate in the Mission of the Diocesan Synod Shortly after returning from the second monthlong assembly of the worldwide Synod of Bishops […]

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‘The Focus is Mission’: Bishop Convokes Synod at St. Matthew Cathedral

The first synod in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in 100 years has officially begun. On Sunday, September 14, parishes throughout the diocese watched a video of Bishop Rhoades […]

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Around the Diocese: September 14, 2025

Singing Is ‘a Community Activity’ at Our Lady of Good Hope in Fort Wayne By Bethany Beebe Two recent evenings of music at Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church […]

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Synod 2026: Spreading the Fire of God’s Love

Bishop Set to Open First Diocesan Synod in 100 Years After spending consecutive Octobers in Rome serving as one of five delegates elected by the United States Conference of Catholic […]

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Bishop Celebrates Jubilee Mass at St. Michael in Plymouth

Young boys and girls stood on their tip toes, gazing over the crowd, to see Bishop Rhoades and several other priests process into St. Michael Catholic Church in Plymouth on […]

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At Our Lady of Hungary, ‘There’s So Much Hope’

Bishop Makes First Pastoral Visit of the New Academic Year to South Bend School The room was filled with noise when Bishop Rhoades first walked into the pre-K classroom during […]

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Follow Footsteps of St. Ignatius on Pilgrimage

Hiking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela nine years ago was life-changing for Tom Labuzienski. In response, he began teaching an annual fall course on the Camino at the Forever […]

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USF Students Spend ‘Life-Changing’ Summer at Damascus

When pondering how to describe Damascus Summer Camp, Michelle Perez, a junior at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, said, “It’s almost like Catholic Disneyland.” “When you come […]