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Plan for St. Andrew Church preservation achieved
St. Andrew Church, a historical fixture on Fort Wayne’s east side for over 100 years, has not functioned as a parish church since 2003 and currently stands in need of […]
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Pete Duran: Here I am, Lord
He’s a Levelland, Texas, native but was living in San Antonio, Texas, working as a carpenter in 1967, when Pete Duran’s brother-in-law from Fort Wayne came for a visit. Duran […]
Diocese
Sunday evening Masses a popular option in diocese
By Sarah Dustman and Christopher Lushis Attendance at Sunday Mass each week is of utmost importance for every Catholic Christian, serving as both a required precept of the Church as […]
Local
Haiti parish in need of support from ‘twin’ parish
Two hours from Florida by plane. Sometimes the country of Haiti seems far away, but it’s actually a neighbor — a neighbor in desperate need of help, creating an opportunity […]
Local
Parishes celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe
Sacred Heart, Warsaw celebrates Yesenia Ponce carries the crown she later placed on the head of an image of Mary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Warsaw, at […]
Diocese
St. Rose of Lima Parish celebrates 150 years
Click here for more photos from the celebration. St. Rose of Lima Parish completes 150 years in 2018. This significant anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate the gift of faith, […]
Diocese
Around the Diocese: November 18, 2018
Priests vs. seminarians roundball Dec. 27 FORT WAYNE — The basketball tradition featuring priests and seminarians is coming back to Fort Wayne on Thursday, Dec. 27, at 6:30 p.m. in […]
Diocese
Solemn high Mass commemorates faithful departed with tradition, mystery
From the early days of Christianity, following the example of Jewish custom, the Church has sought to offer prayers and supplications for its deceased members. As the development of liturgy […]
Local
St. Louis Academy celebrates completion of construction project
Click here for more photos by Joe Romie. Parishioners of St. Louis, Besancon, New Haven, packed their church for a Mass celebrated by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades Sunday, Oct. 14, […]
Parish
Father Matthew Coonan, Ironman priest
Ironman Triathlons are grueling races. They begin with a 2.4-mile swim, followed without break by a 112-mile bike ride. As if that was not enough, as soon as the competitors […]
Local
Father Polycarp Fernando observes 40th jubilee
Some priests are gifted with a missionary spirit and serve people on the fringes of society: the addicted, the forgotten, the elderly and the sick. Father Polycarp Fernando is one […]
Parish
St. Vincent de Paul celebrates 150 years as an ‘immigrant church’
Click here for more photos from the event. St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Elkhart celebrated its sesquicentennial of serving the faithful in Elkhart on Sunday, Sept. 30, with a […]