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‘Thanks be to God!’: Notre Dame student’s family converts on solemnity of the Assumption
The family’s conversion occurred three years after Colin Smith himself came into the Church. Read more
Notre Dame suspends men’s swim team for entire year over gambling scandal
A review “confirmed and expanded on our initial concerns about a deeply embedded team culture dismissive of Notre Dame’s standards... Read more
Notre Dame summit will discuss distribution of $50 billion in opioid settlements
The event is being convened to examine a series of high-dollar payouts from lawsuits brought against drug manufacturers and distributors. Read more
Notre Dame religious liberty clinic backs lawsuit against church grant discrimination
The clinic’s amicus brief argues that “excluding religious organizations from generally available grant programs” both “violates the law and harms... Read more
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Judge dismisses Notre Dame professor’s lawsuit against student newspaper
Sociology professor Tamara Kay last year sued the Irish Rover over reports that depicted her as supportive of expanding access... Read more
Notre Dame board elects Father Robert A. Dowd as new university president
The Congregation of Holy Cross priest and associate professor of political science, who serves as a current vice president, will... Read more
Notre Dame students defend ‘dignity and sanctity of women’ ahead of campus drag show
Two seniors at the University of Notre Dame are leading a group of concerned students in objecting to a university-sponsored... Read more
NFL kicker Harrison Butker and Notre Dame to reward innovative use of Church property
The $10,000 award was conceived to recognize and support individuals or organizations with bold ideas to best use for under-utilized... Read more
Notre Dame ‘abortion doula’ talk was unworthy of Catholic university, local bishop laments
Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend said the event provided an abortion facilitator “a platform for unanswered pro-abortion... Read more
‘Abortion doula’ at Notre Dame speaker series adds to Catholic concern
Critics say the series conflicts with university policy requiring the presentation of Catholic teaching at such events. Read more
Update: Notre Dame football coach calls conversion to Catholic faith ‘a personal decision’
Head football coach Marcus Freeman told members of the press Sept. 15 that he had tried to keep his recent... Read more
Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman joins the Catholic Church
“Welcome to our newest Catholic, Marcus Freeman,” read an announcement in the Sept. 11 bulletin published by St. Pius X... Read more
Notre Dame is betting on young Hispanic Catholics to be the future of the Church
Iskali, a ministry that helps form young Hispanic adults in the Catholic faith, will take its evangelization efforts to the... Read more
Ukrainian Catholic archbishop to speak at Notre Dame commencement
Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia will deliver the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame... Read more
Lawsuit alleges Notre Dame, Georgetown among universities rigging financial aid
The University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University are among 16 elite private universities and colleges facing a federal lawsuit... Read more
Notre Dame mandates COVID booster shots for all students
The University of Notre Dame will require all its students to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster in order to attend... Read more
Women scholars discuss danger of redefining women
Efforts to redefine women undermine their feminine dignity and unjustly pressure them to resort to abortions to keep pace with... Read more
Former Congressman Dan Lipinski: we must be “Catholic first”
Former Congressman Dan Lipinski has urged faithful to be “Catholics first” in the public square, putting their faith above an... Read more
Notre Dame to host 31st Annual Black Catholic Theological Symposium
On Oct. 7, the University of Notre Dame will begin to host the 31st annual Black Catholic Theological Symposium (BCTS)... Read more
Justice Clarence Thomas credits Catholic nuns’ anti-racist example
Catholic nuns and his grandparents’ example helped instill in Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas the belief that all people were... Read more
