By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new Rasmussen poll has found that 60 percent of U.S. Catholics think Notre Dame should obey guidelines issued by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and should refrain from awarding an honorary degree to President Barack Obama at this weekend’s commencement ceremonies.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
An alumna of the University of Notre Dame, who received no help in 1999 when she experienced an unplanned pregnancy just months before graduating, says the Obama invitation encourages Catholics to reduce the abortion issue to nothing more than “dining-room talk.”
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new Pew poll found Catholics to be deeply divided Barack Obama’s commencement address at Notre Dame later this month. It also found that disapproval of the President’s job performance has almost doubled among practicing Catholics in the last two months.
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The first 300,000 names of concerned Catholics and their bishops who signed a petition in protest of Notre Dame’s decision to honor President Barack Obama at this year’s commencement were delivered yesterday to University president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., the Board of Trustees and the Board of Fellows. The names of the petitioners is being delivered in time for meetings scheduled to take place on Friday, May 1, at Notre Dame.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, Mary Ann Glendon, who was scheduled to receive an award at Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal at the school’s ill-fated commencement on May 17, has notified University president Fr. John Jenkins that she is declining the award and will not attend the ceremony.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Unconfirmed reports are saying that Notre Dame president Fr. John Jenkins may have been summoned to the White house on Wednesday of last week. The university has given no statement on the matter, but a private jet owned by Notre Dame did file a flight plan to Washington for April 22.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Even though President Barack Obama insisted that Georgetown University cover all symbols of Christ during a recent speech, when he receives an honorary law degree from Notre Dame on May 17 he will be wearing a robe emblazoned with a cross and a prayer to Our Lady.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Speculation is rising that embattled Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins will lose his job over his invitation to pro-abortion president Barack Obama to speak at the school’s commencement ceremonies next month.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Already under fire for inviting pro-abortion President Barack Obama to speak at this year’s commencement, the University of Notre Dame is adding even more scandal to Catholic sensibilities by hosting a series of events during Easter week that celebrate homosexuality.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In an attempt to respond to the avalanche of criticism Notre Dame is facing for inviting President Obama to be this year’s commencement speaker, they have distributed “talking points” to their Board of Trustees to help them defend the embattled institution.
