Secretariat for Communications
The Secretariat for Communications strives to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ and invite deeper engagement in the Catholic Church through diocesan communications, marketing, and media.
What We Do
We manage diocesan processes and tools to communicate to and invite engagement with the Catholic Church in Northeast Indiana.
Public and Media Relations
Marketing and Creative Services
Telling the Story of our Diocese
Consultations for Parishes and Schools
The Secretariat for Communications is available as a resource to support parishes and schools in their marketing and communications efforts. If you would like to have a conversation to strategize your initiative or project, contact us.
The Secretariat for Communications oversees the official news outlets of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. This includes:
Today’s Catholic: Official Newspaper Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.
Social Media: Stay up to date with the latest news, announcements, and happenings in the diocese.
Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
Today’s Catholic
@diocesefwsb
@diocesefwsb
@diocesefwsb
The Secretariat for Communications is the marketing arm of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, primarily serving diocesan offices and ministries. This includes stewarding our brand and managing the strategy, processes, and tools used to invite engagement in the Catholic Church in Northeast Indiana. Services include:
- 7th Floor Studios: Video and Audio Production
- Graphic Design
- Marketing and Engagement Strategy
- Web Development
- Branding
- Communications to Secular Media
The Secretariat for Communications is the media liaison for Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades and the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.
Media Contact
Nicole Hahn
Director of Secretariat for Communications
260-399-1448
[email protected]
Diocesan Spokesperson Policy
The media has a constitutional right to make inquires of public entities for a response and position on questions they believe involve matters of public interest. The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is not a public entity, but has an obligation under the Code of Canon Law of 1983 to articulate answers consistent with Catholic Church doctrines to legitimate inquiries, while the Church protects the rights and privacy of individuals.
To facilitate the media’s right of inquiry and the diocese’s responsibility to proclaim its position, the diocesan bishop has appointed the Secretary for Communications to act as spokesperson for the diocese or to authorize other persons to act as spokesperson for the diocese on specific subjects related to their area of expertise.
Community Relations Policy: Media Releases to the Public
Information concerning diocesan policy, information, and confidential or internal issues involving a parish, school, department or other entity of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend may be released to the public only by the respective pastor, principal, department head, superintendent, and/or associate superintendent through the Secretary for Communications, subject to the approval of the bishop.
Televised Sunday Mass
A 30-minute televised Mass is offered on the following stations from Heart of the Nation, a national televised Mass distributor. You can also view the current and past weeks’ Sunday Masses from Heart of the Nation online.
Fort Wayne area:
7 a.m.: WPTA 21.3 (MyTV) | Frontier 9, 509 | Comcast 252, 1024, 1172 | DirecTV 22
10 a.m.: WISE CW 33.1 | Frontier 6, 506 | Comcast 19, 1033 | DirecTV 33 | Dish 34
South Bend area:
10:30 a.m.: WNDU 16 | Comcast 8 | DirecTV 16 | Dish 16
Promotional materials, free stock resources, tools for marketing and communications, diocesan forms and policies, etc.
Resources for scholarships, donors, teacher recruitment, and more.
Information for freelance journalists and photographers who have been invited to contribute to Today’s Catholic.
Policies regarding minors are curated by Diocesan Safe Environment. This includes resources and forms, such as photo waivers, as well as the “Electronic Communication and Technology Policy.”
This procedure is curated by the Business Office.
Secretariat for Communications
Archbishop Noll Catholic Center – 915 South Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Phone: 260-456-2824
Molly Gettinger
Mishawaka, Indiana 46544
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46856
Nicole Hahn
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
Francie Hogan
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46856
Joshua Schipper
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
Scott Warden
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46856
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