Global Affairs

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Global Dialogues: The Worsening Water Crisis

Beyond the Border: The Realities of Migration

Approaching Asia

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Healing a Wounded World: Voices from the Bahá’í Tradition

12:00 PM ET Tue., Feb. 28, 2023

Curated Conversation(s): a Latinx Poetry Show

07:00 PM ET Tue., Feb. 28, 2023

Decolonizing Scholarship in Theology with Carlos Mendoza-Álvarez, OP

Clingen Conversation: “The Catholic Church and the Irish Civil War: Should the Church Apologize?”

Forum 22-23: A One-Year Commemoration of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine

Student Research Exhibition: “Ukrainian Art as Protest and Resilience”

Virtual Flash Panel on the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria

12:30 PM ET Wed., Feb. 15, 2023

Russian Aggression in Ukraine and Eastern Europe: Post-Soviet Bloc Politics and Consequences

05:00 PM ET Wed., Feb. 08, 2023

Decolonizing Scholarship in Philosophy with Lewis Gordon

In the Name of the Father: Translation and Anxiety in Medieval Castile (1250-1369)

05:00 PM ET Thu., Jan. 26, 2023

The War in Ukraine: Reassessing the Russian Invasion

12:30 PM ET Wed., Jan. 25, 2023

Annual Walk the Walk Week Prayer Service

06:30 PM ET Sun., Jan. 22, 2023

Upcoming Events

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ND Perspectives: Policy Impacts From Campaigns to Capitals

The country’s leaders are governing from the White House and Congress to state capitals. How are they progressing...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 25, 2025

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When Notre Dame calls: the untold stories of ND Listens

Experience an in-depth look at ND Listens, the student call center on campus, as senior manager Cesar Sanchez...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 25, 2025

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Our Greatest Prayers are Poems

Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 25, 2025

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Modern Heresies about Women

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 25, 2025

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Everyday Holiness: Veronica Alonzo

Listen to Veronica Alonzo, Associate Superintendent for the Dallas Catholic Schools, talk about discovering meaning in...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Jul. 27, 2025

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The Heart’s Desire & Educational Access

Rev. Dan Groody, C.S.C., interviews Notre Dame Trustee and Fellow Sara Martinez Tucker. She will discuss her passion...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 01, 2025

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Kati Macaluso: Education, Devoted.

From the Grotto and St. Bernadette to Breen-Phillips Hall and Coach Leahy, envisioning a future for Catholic schools...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 01, 2025

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Inside Notre Dame’s London Experience

In the heart of one of the world’s most historic and cosmopolitan cities, Notre Dame students are living out an...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 08, 2025

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The Heart’s Desire & Being on the Margins

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12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 15, 2025

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Notre Dame Science’s explosive new star

Science at Notre Dame just got a lot more exciting thanks to Kate the Chemist. As the University’s first-ever...

12:00 PM ET Mon., Aug. 18, 2025

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Called to be Women: Mary’s Genius and Ours

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 22, 2025

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Taylor Kelly: Education, Joy-filled.

From following in Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C.’s clarinet playing footsteps, to leading others in the mission to educate...

12:00 PM ET Thu., Aug. 28, 2025

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The Heart’s Desire & Listening for Vocation

Fr. Dan Groody interviews Parker Palmer, a world- renowned writer, speaker, activist, and founder and Senior Partner...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 29, 2025

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Everyday Holiness: Prof. Margaret Pfeil

Listen to Prof. Margaret Pfeil discuss her long-time commitments of living at the local Catholic Worker community,...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Aug. 31, 2025

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Why Salima Rockwell chose Notre Dame

The sport of women’s college volleyball has seen a meteoric rise in popularity, underscored by record-setting...

12:00 PM ET Mon., Sep. 01, 2025

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Rethinking Complementarity

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Sep. 26, 2025

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Fr. Nate Wills: Education, Blended.

From seminary life in Old College and full house Masses at Keough Hall, to leading team prayer in the storied locker...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Sep. 26, 2025

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Everyday Holiness: Fr. Jim Bracke, CSC

Listen to Fr. Jim Bracke, CSC, Notre Dame Staff Chaplain, as he reflects on his more than 40 years in priestly...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Sep. 28, 2025

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Is There a Feminine Genius?

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Oct. 24, 2025

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Everyday Holiness: Fr. Lou DelFra, CSC

Listen to Fr. Lou DelFra, CSC, as he shares the moments that eventually led him to a vocation in religious life and...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Oct. 26, 2025

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Will Newkirk: Education, Affirmed.

From jack-o-lantern tales and top-o-the-chart treats, to the authentic power of truth and healing in the Indigenous...

12:00 PM ET Thu., Oct. 30, 2025

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The Female Body and a Culture of Life

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Nov. 21, 2025

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Gina Svarovsky: Education, Broadened.

From Thanksgiving family traditions like tropical turkey, secret stuffing, and pleasant pumpkin rolls, to becoming...

12:00 PM ET Mon., Nov. 24, 2025

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Everyday Holiness: Dr. Andrew McShane

Hear the story of Dr. Andrew McShane, Director of the Notre Dame Liturgical Choir, as he reflects on a vocation that...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Nov. 30, 2025

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Embodying Cultures of Life

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Dec. 19, 2025

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Everyday Holiness: Dr. Carol Latronica

Listen as Dr. Carol Latronica ’77, Rector of Welsh Family Hall, provides insight into her life and work in student...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Jan. 25, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR

Listen to Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, as he shares his path towards religious life and...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Feb. 22, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Nan Tulchinsky

Sit courtside with Nan Tulchinsky, a longtime scorekeeper for Notre Dame Women’s and Men’s Basketball, as she...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Mar. 29, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J.

Listen to Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J., the longtime rector of McGlinn Hall, and she shares her calling to religious life...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Apr. 26, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Tami Schmitz

Listen as Tami Schmitz, Associate Director of Pastoral Care in Campus Ministry, tells about her strong foundation of...

12:00 PM ET Sun., May. 31, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB

Journey with Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB, a Benedictine nun who has discovered God’s calling in life through the beauty of...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Jun. 28, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Dr. Jim O’Connell

Walk the streets of Boston with Dr. Jim O’Connell as he describes his long path to a medical career and the...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Jul. 26, 2026

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