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Observer Staff Report | Sunday, April 21, 2019
University President Fr. John Jenkins offered his condolences for the over 200 people killed and 450 injured in church and hotel bombings in Sri Lanka in a statement Sunday. “On behalf of the University of Notre Dame, I extend my deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims in the Sri Lanka attacks,” Jenkins
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Following the recent fire at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, the University will be making a $100,000 donation toward upcoming renovation efforts, University President Fr. John Jenkins said Tuesday in a statement issued by the Office of Media Relations. “We are deeply saddened to see the damage to the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris,
Observer Staff Report | Friday, February 8, 2019
University President Fr. John Jenkins condemned New York’s new law loosening restrictions on abortion and called for greater reverence for all life in a statement Thursday. The law, passed Jan. 22 — the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade — allows for abortion after the 24th week of pregnancy when there is “an absence of
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, December 1, 2018
The University commemorated the death of President George H.W. Bush in a press release Saturday morning. The 41st president, who died Friday night, received an honorary degree from Notre Dame and visited campus more than any other president, according to the release. “Notre Dame joins with our nation and world in mourning the passing of
Kelli Smith | Wednesday, September 19, 2018
University President Fr. John Jenkins discussed clergy and institutional misconduct, the cost of a Notre Dame education, new facilities on campus and changes in the University’s staff and leadership in his annual faculty address Tuesday evening in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Jenkins dedicated part of his address to the importance of reporting wrongdoings, mentioning
Tom Naatz | Monday, August 27, 2018
In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, David Letterman had a problem. Letterman was watching news coverage of the disaster that had just afflicted New Orleans and the entirety of the Gulf Coast, and he desperately wanted to help out; his only problem was he wasn’t sure how he could do it. “As you see,
Tom Naatz | Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Speaking at the opening mass of the academic year Tuesday, University President Fr. John Jenkins commented on the clerical sex abuse scandal within the Catholic Church following a Pennsylvania grand jury report on the widespread prevalence of abusive priests and the various cover-ups Church leaders utilized to protect these abusers. Jenkins also delivered a homily
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, August 2, 2018
University President Fr. John Jenkins released a statement Thursday announcing the University will await the verdict of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s canonical trial before “taking action” on the honorary degree the University awarded McCarrick in 2008. Multiple claims of sexual abuse have been leveled against McCarrick following a June report received by the Archdiocese of New
Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 18, 2018
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in the print edition of The Observer on Oct. 30. Judge Sergio Moro will deliver the 2018 Commencement address at the May 20 ceremony, according to an email sent to the Notre Dame student body Sunday night. Moro is a Brazilian jurist who has worked to combat corruption in
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, April 28, 2018
University President Fr. John Jenkins released a statement Friday condemning South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s decision to veto a measure that would allow for the construction of a Women’s Care Center facility near a proposed Whole Women’s Health Alliance clinic in South Bend. “The Women’s Care Center, on whose board I serve, gives women in crisis the support