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Notre Dame’s celebration of pride eclipses its legacy of devotion to the Sacred Heart

This June, Notre Dame faces a choice once again. Will it continue to follow the path of secular affirmation, or will it remember its roots in the Heart of Christ?

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Sycamore Trust

• May 26, 2025May 27, 2025

Notre Dame snubs Trump again, reportedly refuses to invite him for commencement speech

According to a report, the University of Notre Dame seemingly refused to invite Trump to speak to this year's graduating class. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, was also not contacted.

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Stephen Kokx

• May 15, 2025May 15, 2025

Transgender ‘abortion doula’ scheduled to speak as part of heterodox University of Notre Dame series

'Trans Care + Abortion Care: Intersections and Questions,' set for on March 20, will discuss the 'intersections' between transgender ideology, practices, and abortion, and Ash Williams, a transgender woman who identifies as a man and works as an 'abortion doula,' will make a presentation.

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Louis Knuffke

• Mar 10, 2023Mar 13, 2023

Notre Dame ‘thrilled’ to hire pro-abortion homosexual Pete Buttigieg. Faithful Catholics dismayed

‘The fact that the goals of Notre Dame are not the same as those of the Gospel becomes clear, again, with the naming of Pete Buttigieg as a faculty fellow’

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Doug Mainwaring

• Jul 10, 2020Jun 18, 2021

Alumnus accuses former Notre Dame head of whittling down school’s Catholic identity

Fr. Ted Hesburgh, who led Notre Dame University for 35 years, spent that time 'bartering away' the university's Catholic identity in exchange for academic prestige.

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Martin M. Barillas

• Jun 7, 2019Jun 18, 2021

Notre Dame allows abortion advocate to speak on campus

Dr. Watson, member of Planned Parenthood’s National Medical Council and on the board of the National Abortion Federation, is scheduled to speak at Notre Dame.

Opinion

Sycamore Trust

• Mar 5, 2019Jun 18, 2021

Notre Dame alumni call on university to rescind honorary degree to accused abuser McCarrick

University president Fr. John Jenkins has declined to rescind the degree, claiming that the university must 'allow the adjudicatory process to reach a conclusion' first.

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Lisa Bourne

• Oct 4, 2018Jun 18, 2021

Notre Dame refuses to revoke McCarrick’s honorary degree. Alumni protest

'Notre Dame should be seen as a leader, not a laggard, in this important matter.'

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Doug Mainwaring

• Aug 3, 2018Jun 18, 2021

Amid questions, Notre Dame insists it won’t pay for employee abortions

Alumni were outraged when the University had seemed to reverse its policy of not funding abortions.

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Lisa Bourne

• Nov 23, 2017Jun 18, 2021

Notre Dame to give highest honor to Jesuit priest who supports gay ‘marriage,’ women priests

Father Gregory Boyle has opened expressed opposition to Church teaching on a number of issues.

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Lisa Bourne

• Apr 7, 2017Jun 18, 2021

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Notre Dame’s celebration of pride eclipses its legacy of devotion to the Sacred Heart

Notre Dame snubs Trump again, reportedly refuses to invite him for commencement speech

Transgender ‘abortion doula’ scheduled to speak as part of heterodox University of Notre Dame series

Notre Dame ‘thrilled’ to hire pro-abortion homosexual Pete Buttigieg. Faithful Catholics dismayed

Alumnus accuses former Notre Dame head of whittling down school’s Catholic identity

Notre Dame allows abortion advocate to speak on campus

Notre Dame alumni call on university to rescind honorary degree to accused abuser McCarrick

Notre Dame refuses to revoke McCarrick’s honorary degree. Alumni protest

Amid questions, Notre Dame insists it won’t pay for employee abortions

Notre Dame to give highest honor to Jesuit priest who supports gay ‘marriage,’ women priests