By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Nov 11, 2023 / 06:00 am An initiative to help former inmates reenter society and grow in their Catholic faith is the winner of a $10,000 award sponsored by the University of Notre Dame and MDKeller, the holding company of two-time NFL champion Harrison Butker. The …

The Serenelli Project, a local Catholic prison re-entry apostolate, won the inaugural MDKeller “To the Heights” award presented at the Notre Dame University’s Church Properties Conference on October 30th. MDKeller is an American holding company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Kansas City, Missouri, co-founded by two-time Superbowl champion Harrison Butker, …

By Jonah McKeown Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 27, 2023 / 10:45 am Two seniors at the University of Notre Dame are leading a group of concerned students in objecting to a university-sponsored drag show, set to be held on campus as part of a one-credit course. In a letter to the editor published …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 13, 2023 / 14:15 pm Following nearly two decades of service, Father John I. Jenkins will step down from his role as the president of Notre Dame University and return to ministry and teaching at the end of the 2023-24 academic year. Jenkins, a …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Sep 5, 2023 / 12:06 pm Super Bowl champion Harrison Butker is teaming up with the University of Notre Dame to offer a $10,000 award for the innovative use of Catholic Church property in light of societal and demographic change. In partnership with Notre Dame’s Church …

By Kevin J. Jones CNA Newsroom, Mar 22, 2023 / 08:06 am The University of Notre Dame’s local bishop has strongly criticized the Catholic university for hosting a “reproductive justice” talk featuring abortion doula Ash Williams, who described abortion as “a type of birth.” According to a National Public Radio profile, Williams’ …

By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Mar 4, 2023 / 11:43 am In the wake of the Dobbs Supreme Court decision overturning the pro-abortion rights Roe v. Wade ruling, several bodies at the University of Notre Dame are hosting an event series dedicated to “reproductive justice.” The series has attracted criticism …

by Zelda Caldwell, Jonathan Liedl Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 16, 2022 / 11:10 am Marcus Freeman, head coach of the University of Notre Dame’s football team, told members of the press Sept. 15 that he had tried to keep his recent conversion to the Catholic faith under wraps. The news that he had …

By Zelda Caldwell, Jonathan Liedl Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 14, 2022 / 12:10 pm Marcus Freeman, the new head football coach at the University of Notre Dame, has reportedly converted to the Catholic faith, a process he began since his arrival in South Bend, Indiana. “Welcome to our newest Catholic, Marcus Freeman,” …

by CNA Staff Washington D.C., Jan 20, 2022 / 17:18 pm In a voice vote on Thursday the U.S. Senate confirmed Joe Donnelly as ambassador to the Holy See. The former senator for Indiana was nominated for the post by president Joe Biden in October 2021. The Jan. 20 vote …