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In Fort Wayne, Bishop Cozzens Urges Eucharistic Devotion

On Tuesday, May 20, Bishop Andrew Cozzens, chairman of the board of the National Eucharistic Congress Inc., visited St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Fort Wayne to encourage local Catholic […]

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‘On This Journey to the Priesthood Together’

Former Saint Joseph High School Classmates to Be Ordained as Priests Ask anyone from the South Bend area and they’ll tell you: It’s a small Catholic world. Everyone knows everyone, […]

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Four Men Ordained to the Order of the Diaconate

Deacons Hickey, Isch, Martinez, and Sullivan Conformed to Minister as Christ the Servant As their friends, families, and fellow clergy sang to heaven to seek the intercession of the saints […]

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‘Saints in the Making’ at Huntington Catholic School

OSV Sponsors Day of Faith, Fun for Local Students Huntington Catholic School fifth-grade teacher Amy Ball has been thinking about an all-school retreat focused on religion for years, since before […]

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Bishop Confirms 21 Teens at Blessed Sacrament in Albion

“Have courage to live lives of love, of charity,” Bishop Rhoades said to the young people who were about to be confirmed. “The Holy Spirit gives you special strength through […]

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Accompaniment Is Key for Those Struggling with Mental Health

“We’re called to love our brothers and sisters in Christ, to be the loving face of the Father in their lives, and [for those who struggle with mental illness], we […]

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A Call to Support Our Shepherds, Our Future

Growing up, Mason Bailey could not envision himself as a priest. It wasn’t until he received profound words in the confessional while in college that the thought entered his mind. […]

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Four Men to Be Ordained to the Diaconate

On Saturday, May 24, four young men will lie prostrate on the floor of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne as they vow to live a life […]

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Meet the Top Graduates of Our Diocesan High Schools

SAINT JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL Cormac Joseph Kennedy, Valedictorian Parish: St. Joseph, South Bend Elementary and middle school: Saint Joseph Grade School (eighth grade – homeschooled during COVID) Parents: Karen and Sean […]

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Deacon Monnin to Chant Gospel at Pope Leo’s Inauguration Mass

In the coming weeks, Deacon Nicholas Monnin will wrap up his academic year at the Pontifical North American College in Rome and fly home to South Bend, where he will […]

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Local Catholics React to First American Pope

The election of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, May 8, left Catholics around the world with mouths agape in shock at the news that an American, hailing from Chicago, was […]

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Catholic Therapists Integrate Faith, Spirituality into Treatment

By Kimberly Heatherington (OSV News) – Mental illness in America has been declared an official social health care emergency – especially since the COVID-19 pandemic and as community-fragmenting forms of […]