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La Eucharistia Draws more than 250 to Hear Gomez Speak on the Eucharist

On Sunday, September 4, individuals and families from across the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend gathered at Marian high School to hear Salvador Gómez speak on “The Eucharist and Evangelization.” […]

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Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters Officially Transfer Leadership

Following years of discernment and planning for the future of their community governance, Our Lady of Victory Missionary (OLVM) Sisters formally transferred leadership on Sunday, Aug. 28, with Sister Jenny […]

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A Decade of Song Brings Children Into Church Liturgy

Mark and Hillary Doerries co-founded the Notre Dame Children’s Choir 10 years ago at the urging of Margot Fassler, a medievalist brought to the University of Notre Dame from Yale […]

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Called by Christ and a Pope to 40-year Priesthood

Father Eloy Jiménez’s call to the priesthood did not begin in a dramatic and life-altering way like his spiritual hero St. Paul. It began at his home in Mexico, surrounded […]

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Chapel in Rome City Designated an Oratory

God makes all things new, yet sometimes that renewal can take longer than expected. For years, the Marian shrine in Rome City dedicated to the Immaculate Virgin, Patroness of America, […]

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From Humble Wooden Church to Cathedral – St. Matthew Celebrates 100 Years

Honoring a century of Catholic history in South Bend, St. Matthew Cathedral Parish celebrated its 100th anniversary as a parish at a Mass with Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades on Aug. […]

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Victory Noll Sisters Celebrate Centennial of Presence and Service

HUNTINGTON — The culmination of a year that honored a century of presence and service, Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters held its Centennial Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, at […]

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Nigeria Trip Deepens Relationship with Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend

“There is a neat bond between our diocese and Nigeria,” said Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades after his two-week trip to Nigeria in July. “I think these visits will help build […]

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Celebrating the Joys of Priesthood at Golden Jubilee Mass

A few days before his Golden Jubilee Mass celebrating 50 years as a priest, Father Bill Sullivan opened up a box that had been sitting in storage for quite some time. […]

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Family-owned Businesses Support Terminally Ill

On July 29, Tom’s Car Care Center in South Bend sponsored their 17th Lube-A-Thon, with all proceeds going to the Hospice Foundation and the Center for Hospice Care.  At the […]

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Black Jubilarians celebrated at conference

With a theme of “Walk Together Children,” the Joint Conference of Black Catholic Clergy, met at the University of Notre Dame from July 24 to 28. They honored jubilarians celebrating […]

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Miss Virginia’s dream still growing as garden takes root

Virginia Schrantz, known locally as Miss Virginia, had an open-door policy for those in need. A food pantry named in her honor operates out of Schrantz’s former residence at 1312 […]