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University of Saint Francis grads sent out to ‘bear fruit’
“Jesus … gives us a mission. He sends us.” The words of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades’ homily at the University of Saint Francis baccalaureate Mass May 5 resounded to graduates […]
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Weekly schedule for Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
Sunday, April 29: 11:45 a.m. — Mass with Confirmation and Rite of Reception into Full Communion, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, University of Notre Dame Tuesday, May 1: 12:30 p.m. — […]
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Virtue program strengthens athletes
Two years ago Bishop Luers High School Principal Jim Huth, who was assistant principal at the time, attended a SportsLeader conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, to learn about the Catholic, virtue-based […]
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Bishop Rhoades visits Luers on feast of the Annunciation
After a snow day postponed his original pastoral visit to Bishop Luers High School, Fort Wayne, earlier this year, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades made his visit to the school on […]
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Josephine’s Hope battles the scourge of human trafficking
Huge. The numbers are huge. And sad. Fort Wayne, the “City of Churches,” is trying hard to not also be known as a hub of human trafficking. The underworld economy […]
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St. Vincent school Passion Play is a spiritual Lenten journey
Becky Blevins has been in charge of the Passion Play at St. Vincent de Paul School in Fort Wayne for the last 12 years. Blevins is a sixth-grade teacher at […]
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Bishop Rhoades makes pastoral visit to St. Joseph High School
Click here for more photos from the pastoral visit. “This high school is blessed to have as its patron saint the patron saint of the Catholic Church, the man to […]
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Local Catholic students remember Parkland shooting victims
On Wednesday, March 14, one month to the day after the shooting incident that took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, students at several of the […]
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Food drive supports local pantry
St. Bernard School’s fifth- and sixth-graders held a food drive Feb. 26 to March 2. The students challenged each classroom to donate the most food items and win an ice […]
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Holy Cross School celebrates Black History Month
By Clare Roach Holy Cross School in South Bend values the richness of its diverse community and has a tradition of celebrating black history in February. This year, however, the […]
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‘Confession made me feel closer to God’
Second-grade students around the diocese have been preparing for, or have recently received, their first sacrament of reconciliation. “Reconciliation is incredibly special,” said Allie Selking, a second-grade teacher at St. […]