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Superintendent: Catholic Schools Called ‘to Show Them Christ’

After lying mostly dormant during the past few months, classrooms in Catholic schools across the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend are buzzing with activity again as students and staff begin […]

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Around the Diocese: August 10, 2025

Nearly 100 people took a bus trip with Father Tony Steinacker, pastor of SS. Peter and Paul and St. Mary parishes in Huntington, to Appleton, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, July 22, […]

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Youth Leaders Gather in Fort Wayne for Formation, Inspiration

By Jocelyn Rouch and Jessica Tillinghast The mission of Poured Out: Youth Leadership Summit is to gather emerging youth leaders in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend for a day […]

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Principals Gear Up for New School Year with Mass, Fellowship

On Friday, July 25, principals from Catholic grade schools and high schools attended Mass at St. Martin de Porres Church in Syracuse, celebrated by Bishop Rhoades, and a luncheon that […]

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St. Charles Borromeo Parishioners Make Jubilee Pilgrimage

By Father Bobby Krisch The idea of a Jubilee Year is rooted in the Lord’s commands to His Chosen People as found in the Book of Leviticus (Chapter 25 to […]

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A Glimpse into the Past: St. Hyacinth Time Capsule Opened

When Father Mark Gurtner opened the dusty old time capsule from the former St. Hyacinth Catholic Church on Wednesday, July 23, he found a myriad of newspapers, all dated August […]

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Around the Diocese: July 27, 2025

Catholic Charities Hosts Pack-A-Backpack Drive Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend’s (CCFWSB) Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is hosting the Pack-A-Backpack Drive in DeKalb, Noble, LaGrange, and […]

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Young Adults Learn About the Theology of Music in Fort Wayne

On Tuesday, July 15, more than 100 young adults in Fort Wayne gathered at the second session of the summer Theology on Tap series, with the theme “A Taste of […]

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Fidelis ‘Is an Anchor in My Life’

Recently, I was enjoying lunch at a picnic when an older gentleman asked about my relation to the host family. “Now, you must be a friend of the youngsters here,” […]

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Teens from the Diocese Flock to Catholic Summer Youth Camp

‘This Camp Has the Ability to Change Lives’ “It’s abnormal for an entire week of camp to be a single diocese. … So, for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend […]

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South Bend Theology on Tap Focuses on the Beatitudes

“As I opened it up last week, it was helpful to first talk a little bit about that word, ‘blessed,’ and what these beatitudes set us on a path to, […]

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‘Father Tolton Is the Man for This Season’

Praying for the Canonization of America’s First Black Priest On Monday, July 7, more than 70 people from around the nation gathered at St. Augustine Catholic Church in South Bend […]