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Peter Breen | Thursday, March 2, 2023
A cardinal, an imam, a general and a lawyer together contributed to Wednesday’s Notre Dame Forum event in McKenna Hall titled “New and Old Wars, New and Old Challenges to Peace!” Following an introduction by the evening’s moderator, Kroc Institute’s director of Catholic peacebuilding studies Gerard Powers, University President Fr. John Jenkins explained his decision
Megan Fahrney | Friday, February 4, 2022
From coordinating liturgies to administering the Eucharist to preaching at the end of mass, women in residence hall masses across campus are serving in liturgical leadership positions. Last semester, Jenny Wiertel, an assistant rector in Pasquerilla West Hall and second-year Master of Divinity student, began taking preaching courses as a part of her degree. This
BridgeND | Friday, November 12, 2021
In July, Pope Francis implored the world to adopt universal health care, extolling its importance after undergoing intestinal surgery. Speaking from the hospital balcony, Pope Francis reflected on the quality health care he received, declaring that “A health service that is free and guarantees good service accessible to all … should not be lost. It
Luciana Thomas | Thursday, April 29, 2021
The University’s Nanovic Institute for European Studies hosted its yearly Keely Vatican Lecture on Wednesday. Director of the Vatican Museums Barbara Jatta spoke at the event in a talk titled “The Vatican Museums: Future Perspectives.” Jatta’s lecture covered the newly restored artworks of Renaissance painter Raphael and the management of the Vatican Museums during the pandemic.
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, April 22, 2021
The theme for the 2021-2022 Notre Dame Forum will be “Care for Our Common Home: Just Transition to a Sustainable Future,” University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email Thursday. Jenkins said the purpose of the annual forum, which started in 2005, is to bring in multiple perspectives to talk about a topic important
Clark Bowden | Thursday, March 18, 2021
After the University made the controversial decision to remove the Zahm community from campus, I have heard a lot regarding community, family and support. People in Zahm House, their alumni and many people within the greater Notre Dame community are outraged by the University’s actions. There have been petitions, on campus protests and Zahm residents
Vince Mallett | Friday, March 12, 2021
Last week, Pope Francis became the first Catholic pope to visit Iraq. Throughout his visit, he gave a series of remarks that repeatedly emphasized one theme: peaceful fraternity between different religious groups. The Pope pulled no punches and made no equivocations about the absolute need for peace in the search for justice, remarking in his
Maria Luisa Paul | Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Sixty years after President John F. Kennedy said to an audience of skeptical Protestant ministers that he was “the Democratic Party’s candidate for president, who happens also to be a Catholic,” President Joseph R. Biden has become the second Catholic to lead the nation. His presidency comes at a time marked by increased polarization of politics
Gabrielle Penna | Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Pope Francis was featured in the documentary “Francesco” at the Rome Film Festival on Oct. 21. Interviews included in this documentary addressed issues of poverty, migration, racial equality and environmental sustainability. In addition to addressing these issues, the pope vocalized support for same-sex civil unions, becoming the first pontiff to do so. “Homosexual people have
Letter to the Editor | Friday, October 23, 2020
In her virtual Hesburgh Lecture at Notre Dame two weeks ago, Dr. Angela Davis asked the question: “How can we educate ourselves so we have the capacity to think beyond what exists in the present?” Dr. Davis suggests that this radical hope for what is possible in the future is what grounds us in the