University of Notre Dame
Orthodox Church’s top patriarch to visit US, meet with Biden
By Peter Smith — October 22, 2021
Making the latest of several trips to the country during his 30 years in office, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is expected to address concerns ranging from a pending restructuring of the American church to his church's status in his homeland, Turkey.
Notre Dame students cite faith as they kneel during national anthem to protest racism
By Jack Jenkins — November 12, 2018
(RNS) — The students argued their demonstration was in the spirit of Notre Dame's former president, the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, who protested with Martin Luther King Jr.
Judge Amy Coney Barrett and her ties to the People of Praise and Catholic charismatics
By Yonat Shimron — July 6, 2018
(RNS) — Charismatic Catholics have developed a network of prayer groups, retreats, conferences and covenant communities. Judge Amy Coney Barrett belongs to one named 'People of Praise.'
Notre Dame ends free contraceptive coverage for employees
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 31, 2017
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame previously offered coverage through a third party, which allowed the university to meet the requirement while maintaining its religious opposition to contraceptives.
Not wishy-washy
By Martin E. Marty — March 29, 2017
Well-intentioned, tolerant folks are properly repelled if not threatened by the murderous language that frequently finds its way into expressions of religious faith, life, and culture. Some of them believe that if they only half-believe or half-express elements of their own faith and tradition, they will help bring about a new peaceable kingdom.
J.J. Wright’s ‘O Emmanuel’ mixes it up
By Josephine McKenna — December 23, 2016
ROME (RNS) J.J. Wright’s album of sacred music 'O Emmanuel,' produced with the University of Notre Dame’s Children’s Choir, has been high on Billboard’s classical music chart for weeks.
President Trump may not get an invite to Notre Dame graduation
By David Gibson — December 5, 2016
(RNS) The Rev. John Jenkins, head of the iconic Catholic university, said the divisiveness Trump inspires could create a 'circus.'
2 Catholics to be honored on US stamps in 2017
By Mark A. Kellner — September 27, 2016
(RNS) The Postal Service does not typically commemorate individuals involved in religion, and the two men's faith was not the most important factor in their selection.
Biden and Boehner, teary and grateful, receive high Catholic honor
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 15, 2016
(RNS) Some Catholics object to Biden, who supports abortion rights, being honored with a medal by the University of Notre Dame.
Renowned Latino theologian accused of abuse dies, suicide suspected
By David Gibson — March 15, 2016
(RNS) The death of the Rev. Virgilio Elizondo, called “the father of U.S. Latino religious thought,” came nearly a year after he was accused of sexually abusing a boy 30 years ago.
Mennonites apologize for history of sex abuse following theologian John Howard Yoder scandal
By Rich Preheim — July 6, 2015
(RNS) Mennonites grapple with a paradox: One of the most influential shapers of the idea of Christian pacifism and nonviolence repeatedly committed acts of sexual violence.
Theodore Hesburgh’s private faith in the public square (COMMENTARY)
By Michael Wear — February 27, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) The institution that Theodore Hesburgh built in South Bend, Ind., stands as a testimony to the embrace of the public square and private faith that he modeled in his own life.
Mormonism hurt Mitt Romney in 2008. What about 2012?
By Stephen Koff — May 22, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) If used against him in the fall presidential election, negative stigmas or stereotypes about Mormonism could be hard to overcome for Mitt Romney's campaign, according to an academic study released Monday. By Steve Koff.
Catholic groups file suit over HHS birth control mandate
By David Gibson — May 21, 2012
(RNS) Dozens of Catholic universities, dioceses and other institutions filed lawsuits on Monday (May 21) to overturn the Obama administration’s contraception mandate plan, a clear and coordinated effort to oppose the new federal mandate. By David Gibson.
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