Families in Need Receive Helping Hand from Local Food Banks

Families in Need Receive Helping Hand from Local Food Banks

Families will soon be gathering for Thanksgiving dinner. You can almost smell the deliciousness wafting in the air. A traditional turkey, a ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, and those delectable pies. But not everyone is so fortunate. Some local families struggle to put just one meal on the table, let alone an entire feast. A…

Fort Wayne-South Bend Bishop Attends Mass with Pope Francis

Fort Wayne-South Bend Bishop Attends Mass with Pope Francis

Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades attended a mass with Pope Francis on Monday morning. Rhoades was visiting Rome as part of a Saint Mary’s College group for a presentation titled “Voices of Young Catholic Women”, which is set to be delivered to the pope this week. The mass took place in the…

Fort Wayne-South Bend Bishop Criticizes Notre Dame Benefits Policy for Gay Spouses
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Fort Wayne-South Bend Bishop Criticizes Notre Dame Benefits Policy for Gay Spouses

Fort Wayne-South Bend Bishop Kevin Rhoades writes in an online Catholic publication that Notre Dame was hasty in its decision to extend employee benefits to same-sex spouses. Two federal courts ruled Indiana’s gay marriage ban earlier this year. The Supreme Court effectively legalized marriage equality in Indiana last week. “Notre Dame believes that the law…