Peacebuilding in the age of AI and nuclear weapons: What I learned in Rome
Junior Lillian Post shares highlights from her involvement in Professor Gerard Powers' summer Rome course on Catholic approaches to war and peace. The experience allowed her to attend a major conference on AI and nuclear weapons and extended her work with the Catholic Peacebuilding Network, which Powers coordinates .
Two Notre Dame faculty members and University Trustee appointed by Pope Leo XIV as consultors to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
On Tuesday (Aug. 18), Pope Leo XIV appointed two University of Notre Dame faculty members, Emmanuel Katongole and Clemens Sedmak, as consultors to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. University Trustee Kathryn “Katie” Koch, president and CEO of TCW, a global investment management firm, was also named a consultor.
Notre Dame–Yale Dante Seminar Brings International Scholars to Notre Dame Rome
From May 25–27, 2026, Notre Dame Rome hosted the Notre Dame–Yale Dante Seminar, an invitation-only gathering organized as part of the collaborative…
Notre Dame Arts Initiative awards over $400,000 for community and campus partners to lead inaugural Arts Biennial programming
The Notre Dame Arts Initiative has awarded 38 grants to foster sustained growth in the arts through partner programming for the inaugural Notre Dame Arts Biennial, scheduled for January through…
Vatican journalists share insights on Pope Leo’s election
The Cushwa Center welcomed journalists Elisabetta Piqué and Gerard O’Connell to Notre Dame Rome on June 4 to deliver a public talk on their recent book The Election of Pope Leo XIV: The Last Surprise of Pope Francis (Orbis, 2026). The talk took place in tandem with the three-day symposium…
Ansari Institute to Host Symposium in Rome
The Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion is pleased to host a symposium on Religion and Global Politics across Disciplines and Publics at Notre Dame Rome. This gathering, which marks the capstone of the inaugural Global Fellows program, will showcase the fellows’ scholarship following a year of faculty and...
Notre Dame Rome and Hesburgh Libraries Formalize Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Rome Library
Effective May 1, 2026, Notre Dame Rome and Hesburgh Libraries have entered into a collaborative agreement to support staffing, technological enhancement, and operations at the Notre Dame Rome Library, located in the Via Ostilia…
Notre Dame Rome and Caritas Internationalis formalize Partnership to Advance Integral Human Development
University of Notre Dame Rome and Caritas Internationalis have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), formalizing and strengthening their collaboration in research and formation at the service of the Church’s humanitarian mission. The agreement builds…
A Living Collaboration: Notre Dame Rome and the San Clemente Project
Beginning in Fall 2026, students from University of Notre Dame in Rome will have the opportunity to participate…
International partners boost peace agreement success, Notre Dame study finds
Peace agreements often fail during the critical implementation phase, but new research from Notre Dame's Peace Accords Matrix shows how policymakers and practitioners can address this challenge. The study, which underscores how international partners strengthen accords, can inform the work of frontline negotiators.
Sowing seeds of hope: Vatican partnership advances global sustainability
As the Vatican seeks to bring Pope Francis’s vision to life, it has asked the University of Notre Dame—an institution that has also sought to enact the principles of Laudato si’ in its teaching, research, and operations—to serve as an academic partner.
Statement from University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., in support of Pope Leo XIV
“Pope Leo XIV continues to proclaim the Gospel of Christ by upholding human dignity and serving as a tireless advocate for peace. His message transcends partisan political divisions in this or any country and I’m deeply grateful for Pope Leo’s inspiring example. I ask members of the Notre Dame community...
Diplomacy at the Holy See: Notre Dame students meet with ambassadors in Rome
“Hearing from the Israeli and Palestinian…
Vice president and associate provost Rev. Daniel Groody, C.S.C., appointed by Pope Leo XIV to Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Rev. Daniel Groody, C.S.C., the vice president and associate provost for undergraduate education and professor of theology and global affairs at the University of Notre Dame, as a member of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Vatican announced today.
Notre Dame Department of Theology ranked best in the world for second consecutive year
The University of Notre Dame has again been ranked as the world’s best theology, divinity, and religious studies program by the influential QS World University Rankings. This is the second…
Notre Dame announces that families with incomes under $150,000 will pay zero tuition
The University of Notre Dame today announced significant enhancements to its undergraduate financial aid program, marking a bold expansion of the Pathways to Notre Dame initiative.
Notre Dame partners with the Vatican's Laudato Si' Center for Higher Education to establish Global Alliance dedicated to integral ecology and global sustainability
The University of Notre Dame’s Just Transformations to Sustainability (JTS) Initiative has partnered with the Vatican’s Laudato Si’ Center for Higher Education to establish the Global Alliance for Laudato Si’, an international network dedicated to supporting integral ecology and global sustainability. The alliance will serve as a hub for connecting,...