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National Catholic Reporter
Eastern Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew says young people can 'save democracy and our planet'
October 30, 2021
Climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic are interrelated crises that challenge churches to respond with both faith and science, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said Oct. 28 at the University of Notre Dame, where he received an honorary doctorate.
U.S. News & World Report
Global Warming Risks Increase in Conflicts
October 29, 2021
According to a University of Notre Dame index, the countries most vulnerable to climate change tend to be in the global south, where many already are experiencing armed conflict.
The New York Times
The president’s meeting with Pope Francis was a diplomatic visit tinged with the personal.
October 29, 2021
“They’re the regular guys,” said Kathleen Sprows Cummings, the director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at the University of Notre Dame.
ND Experts
American Studies
Associated Press
Column: Pull the plug on the chop -- and Braves name, too
October 29, 2021
“This is an existential moment for the Atlanta Braves,” said James O’Rourke, a professor of management at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. “They need to recognize that this problem is not going to go away.”
ND Experts
Mendoza College of Business
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U.S. News & World Report
Biden Meets Pope Francis Amid Rift With U.S. Bishops
October 28, 2021
"There didn't seem to be a Catholic boost for him nationwide," despite the fact that Biden was poised to become only the second Catholic president in history, says David E. Campbell, a political science professor at Notre Dame University.
ND Experts
Political Science
MarketWatch
Facebook becomes Meta in rebranding seen as ‘an attempt at distraction’
October 28, 2021
“It’s dystopian, the worst of all names. If we don’t trust them in the real world, why would we in the virtual world?” Kirsten Martin, professor of technology ethics at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, told MarketWatch.
ND Experts
Mendoza College of Business
Forbes
Facebook Announces New Name: Meta
October 28, 2021
“Facebook executives have not proven to be trustworthy with their products in the real world, so it's not clear why we should trust them in a virtual world," Kirsten Martin, professor of technology ethics at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, said in a statement.
ND Experts
Mendoza College of Business
Chicago Tribune
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew U.S. visit
October 28, 2021
The Patriarch was to receive an honorary degree later in the day from the University of Notre Dame.
USA Today
Facebook changes name to Meta: Mark Zuckerberg announces company rebrand as it moves to the metaverse
October 28, 2021
Kirsten Martin, director of the University of Notre Dame's Tech Ethics Center, questioned whether Facebook should be trusted with the metaverse.
ND Experts
Mendoza College of Business
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Chicago Tribune
‘This made my life complete.’ Hundreds greet Orthodox Christian patriarch at South Bend church, part of the spiritual leader’s historic visit to the US
October 28, 2021
The service was a precursor to a convocation ceremony Thursday evening at the University of Notre Dame, where Bartholomew gave an address and received an honorary degree.
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Chicago Tribune
Orthodox Christian Patriarch — spiritual leader of 300 million worldwide — to be honored Thursday at Notre Dame as part of 12-day visit to U.S.
October 27, 2021
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew — the spiritual leader of some 300 million Eastern Orthodox Christians worldwide — will be speaking and receiving an honorary degree Thursday evening at the University of Notre Dame, part of a historic 12-day visit to the United States.
Yahoo
Why it could be tough for the SEC to ban payment for order flow
Video
October 26, 2021
University of Notre Dame associate law school professor Patrick Corrigan told Yahoo Finance that at a minimum regulators have tools to limit payment for order flow.
ND Experts
Notre Dame Law School
Newsweek
What I Learned From Justice Thomas | Opinion
October 25, 2021
Brian Joseph is a sophomore at the University of Notre Dame.
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Associated Press
Orthodox patriarch released from hospital, set to meet Biden
October 25, 2021
On Thursday, he is scheduled receive an honorary degree from the University of Notre Dame in an event highlighting efforts to improve Orthodox-Catholic ties, centuries after the two churches broke decisively in 1054 amid disputes over theology and papal claims of supremacy.