ND in the News: July 2022

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  1. Pope Francis wants two women on the committee that proposes bishops

    Others think the pope’s appointment of women at the Vatican is too little, too late. “Will these new appointees have any actual power?” wondered Kathleen Cummings, professor of American studies at the University of Notre Dame, in a statement on Wednesday (July 6.) 

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    Kathleen Cummings Portrait

    Kathleen Sprows Cummings

    American Studies

  2. Revealed: US water likely contains more ‘forever chemicals’ than EPA tests show

    “Industry has had a 70-year head start and we’re never going to catch up,” said Graham Peaslee, a University of Notre Dame researcher.

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    Graham Peaslee

    Experimental Nuclear Physics

  3. Catholic peace-building conference explores ways to bring hope to 'a wounded world'

    Gerard Powers is coordinator of the Catholic Peacebuilding Network — sponsor of the event with more than two dozen partners — and director of Catholic peace-building studies at the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, which funds the network's secretariat.

  4. Opening the Word: Christ, our neighbor

    Catherine Cavadini, Ph.D., is the assistant chair of the Department of Theology and director of the master’s in theology program at the University of Notre Dame.

  5. Some say court’s emphasis on religious liberty meant to clear up confusion

    Richard Garnett, Notre Dame professor of law and director of the Notre Dame Program on Church, State and Society, similarly agreed that the court this term, and in previous terms, has been involved in “doctrinal cleanup.”

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    Rick Garnett

    Richard Garnett

    Notre Dame Law School

  6. Gridlock in Congress Has Amplified the Power of the Supreme Court

    “In the ’70s and ’80s, Congress was passing major legislation all the time,” said Bruce Huber, a law professor at Notre Dame.

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    Bruce Huber

    Bruce Huber

    Notre Dame Law School