‘Recognizing Christ in the vulnerable’: University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., celebrates Mass for immigrants and immigration reform
On Monday evening (Dec. 1), Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, presided and preached at a Mass for immigrants and immigration reform at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. The Mass was held in response to a special message published Nov. 12 by the...
University of Notre Dame President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., Visits Notre Dame Rome During Trip to the Vatican
University of Notre Dame President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. — accompanied by John Veihmeyer, Chair of the Board of Trustees, and his wife, Beth; Rev. Austin I. Collins, C.S.C., vice president for mission engagement and Church affairs; and Ann M. Firth, vice president and chief of staff — was...
Notre Dame Rome Students Support Landmark Translation Project at the Parco Archeologico del Celio
From left to right: Dr. Caterina Papi, Sophia Bienko, Prof. Jim Schwarten, Ella Yates and Kaliana Stalboerger. Four students studying abroad…
Conference in Rome underscores theology’s crucial role in migration research and policy
Mass migration has become an urgent issue in all regions of the world, and one of the most challenging issues of our time. Factors such as war, poverty, and climate change are driving vulnerable people to leave their homelands, and feeding a growing backlash in countries that are receiving…
Notre Dame Rome Welcomes 2025–2026 Rome Associates
Notre Dame Rome is pleased to announce the selection of its Rome Associates for the 2025–2026 academic year. This year’s cohort exemplifies the program’s spirit of interdisciplinary excellence and international collaboration with the appointment of three full…
Applications Now Open for the 2026 Rome Summer Seminars on Religion and Global Politics
Applications are now open for the fourth edition of the Rome Summer Seminars on Religion and Global Politics, an intensive two-week programme that will take place in Rome from…
Katie Sparrow organizes International Conference on Women Writers and Rhetoric in Early Modern Italy
The Postdoctoral Program jointly administered by Notre Dame Rome and Università Roma Tre concluded its…
ND Rome hosts “Il Giubileo e Roma immaginata nel mondo – The Jubilee: The Image of Rome in the World”
On October 13, 2025 Notre Dame Rome will host the conference Rome and the Jubilees, 1300–2025, concluding at 4:00 p.m. with an open conversation between the Capitoline Superintendent Claudio Parisi Presicce and the Director of the Vatican Museums, Barbara Jatta.
Applications open for 2026 Rome Archive Seminar
Participants of the 2024…
‘A special challenge’: German studies scholar wins National Humanities Center fellowship for research on medieval women
For CJ Jones, the joy of research is not the answers but the journey. And the next step on that journey is a fellowship with the National Humanities Center. …
Irish in Rome Conference celebrates global impact of Irish diaspora
From early clerics to modern writers and intellectuals, the Irish in Rome have contributed to an extensive network of scholarly, artistic, and religious endeavors over the past four centuries.
A providential calling
Flora Gicquel’s work over the past nearly nine months can be described as a labor of love: the opportunity to combine her professional interest in peacebuilding with her personal values as a Catholic. As a research fellow at Caritas Internationalis in…
Women and peacebuilding: uncapping the power of Catholic women peacebuilders
Peacebuilding efforts worldwide are being challenged in unprecedented ways due to an increasingly complex and rapidly changing global landscape. The Catholic Church recognizes that innovative, entrepreneurial approaches are needed to answer the call for peace, which includes the leadership contributions…
Dissertation Research Fellowship - Gavin Moulton
The Graduate School in partnership with Notre Dame Global and the Center for Italian Studies offers semester- and year-long dissertation research fellowships at Notre Dame Rome to advanced Humanities, Social Sciences and Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering PhD students. During the Spring 2025…
Rome Kabbalah Symposium offers rare access to the Kabbalistic Manuscripts at the Vatican Library
Rome, Italy — From May 20 to 22, 2025, scholars from Europe, Israel, and the United States will gather in Rome for the Rome…
The Living Classroom of Notre Dame Rome
From its world-class location in the Eternal City at the heart of global Catholicism, Notre Dame Rome offers students an unparalleled opportunity to experience and learn from more than two millennia of history, art, architecture, and culture. Surrounded by the ancient ruins of the Roman Empire and…
Notre Dame Law School Students Compete in International Moot Court on Law and Religion in Rome
Notre Dame Law School students recently participated in the International Moot Court Competition in Law and Religion, held from March 12-14, 2025, in Rome, Italy. The competition, hosted at Notre Dame’s Rome, brought together…
Notre Dame Announces 2025-2026 Rome Graduate Research Fellows
Notre Dame Rome, in partnership with the Graduate School and the Center for Italian Studies, is pleased to announce the 2025-2026 cohort of Rome Graduate Research Fellows. This prestigious fellowship supports advanced Humanities, Social Sciences and Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering PhD students…
Launching the Notre Dame Rome 2025 Jubilee Booklet
Notre Dame Rome is honored to present the 2025 Jubilee in Rome: Pocket…