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More than 90 Adults Confirmed at Cathedral Masses

On Saturday, May 27, 62 adults were confirmed during at Mass at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend. Bishop Rhoades confirmed the candidates, who are all parishioners in the western […]

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Cross-Diocesan Eucharistic Pilgrimage to Go from Fort Wayne to South Bend

About a hundred miles walked in Indiana in early June will pave the road to bring Jesus to the streets of the entire country next July.  From Sunday, June 4, […]

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Funding Seminarian Education Focus of ‘Our Shepherds – Our Future’

“Whoever opens his heart to Christ will not only understand the mystery of his own existence, but also that of his own vocation; he will bear the abundant fruit of […]

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Caleb Kruse and Oscar Duarte Ordained as Deacons

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades ordained two men to the Sacred Order of the Diaconate at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne on Saturday, May 20. Caleb Kruse […]

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God’s Plan A for Sweet Little Ones

“I didn’t want to feel like adoption was our Plan B because we couldn’t get pregnant. I wanted to see it as God’s Plan A for us,” Jessica B. wrote […]

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Finding Belonging in A Time of Sadness

Prayer is powerful and the benefits are boundless. On the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, a special Hope for the Journey Mother’s Day Mass for those who struggle with […]

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Faithful Gather to Honor Blessed Mother and All Mothers at Catholic Cemetery

The Blessed Virgin Mary’s first apparition at Fatima, Portugal, occurred on May 13, 1917. On this day, the Mother of God appeared to three shepherd children, imploring them to love […]

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Happy Mother’s Day

During the month of May, Catholics pay special honor to our Blessed Mother, Mary. It is also the month of Mother’s Day, when we honor all mothers. In honor of […]

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Finding Peace During a Difficult Time

Mother’s Day can be an incredibly difficult day for women with the inability to conceive a child. The day can be isolating with a roller coaster of emotions. While being […]

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Robert P. George Presented with Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal

Each year, the University of Notre Dame’s de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture bestows the Evangelium Vitae Medal upon an individual renowned for proclaiming the Gospel of Life through […]

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‘Your Job is to Listen’: Young Women Spend Saturday in Vocational Discernment

On Saturday, April 29, the feast of St. Catherine of Sienna, more than 20 young Catholic women gathered at Sacred Heart Parish Center on the campus of the University of […]

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Revive!

Earlier this month, hundreds gathered to encounter our Eucharistic God who longs so deeply for each one of us to open our hearts and say yes to the gift of […]