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Statement of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades in Support of Pope Leo XIV
Like Archbishop Coakley, I too was disheartened by President Trump’s disparaging words about our Holy Father this past Sunday. Pope Leo XIV is a messenger of the Gospel and, as… Read More
Statement on Professor Ostermann’s Decision to Decline Appointment
I was grateful to receive the news that Professor Susan Ostermann has declined the appointment to serve as the Director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies at… Read More
Addressing the Plight of Migrants and Refugees with the Mind and Heart of Christ
The following talk was given by the Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, at Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, IN) on February 18, 2026.
Statement of Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades on Appointment of New Director of the Liu Institute at the University of Notre Dame
There has been much news coverage, controversy, and outcry in response to the recent appointment of Associate Professor Susan Ostermann to director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian… Read More
General Decree Establishing the Seventh Edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services as Particular Law in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Mindful of my responsibility as diocesan bishop to safeguard the integrity and unity of the truths of the faith, moral principles, and ecclesiastical discipline in the works of the apostolate… Read More
Religious Freedom and Immigration
The following is a talk give by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades at ND Law School on November 17, 2025. I’d like to begin by thanking Professor John Meiser for the… Read More
Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
Tuesday, March 25: 11:30 a.m. – “You Can Lend A Hand” Luncheon, Century Center, South Bend Tuesday, March 25: 6:30 p.m. – Consecration of Altar Stone and Solemn Mass in… Read More
‘Imagine There’s No Heaven?’
The following homily was delivered by Bishop Rhoades on All Saints’ Day at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame during Mass… Read More
Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
Wednesday, August 28: 11 a.m. – Opening Mass of New Academic Year, University of Saint Francis North Campus Auditorium, Fort Wayne Thursday, August 29: 10:30 a.m. – Mass at Catholic… Read More
Persecution of Christians and the Ecumenism of Blood
The following is the homily delivered by Bishop Rhoades at the Melkite Catholic Liturgy at the University of Notre Dame on Sunday, January 21. Every year, I look forward to… Read More
Feast of Corpus Christi 2023
Bishop Rhoades delivered the following homily at Mass ending the eight-day Cross-Diocesan Eucharistic Procession on Corpus Christi Sunday, June 11, at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend: Last Sunday, the… Read More
‘All of us Rejoice in the Gift of Your Ordination’
Bishop Rhoades delivered the following homily at Mass with Ordination of Priests on Saturday, June 3, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne: “I have eagerly desired… Read More