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Graduate and Undergraduate Sorin Fellows from the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture reflect on the legacy of Pope Benedict XVI. Panelists William Hunter (undergraduate senior), Rev. Tegha Niji (Ph.D. candidate, theology), Maura Shea (MTS, theology), and Dennis Wieboldt (J.D., Ph.D., history). More information: ethicscenter.nd.edu/programs/bxvi-legacy-april-2024/

Reflections on Pope Benedict XVI's Pastoral Letter to the Catholics in Ireland, March 19, 2010 from Rev. Federico Lombardi, S.J. (Fondazione Joseph Ratzinger), Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna (Adjunct Secretary of DDF), Ana Maria Celis Brunet (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Rev. John Paul Kimes (Notre Dame Law School, de Nicola Center for Ethics & Culture). Session chaired by Inés Sa...

Reflections on Pope Benedict XVI's speech at Westminster Hall, London, Sept. 17, 2010 from Chantal Delsol (University of Marne-la-Vallée), Cristóbal Orrego Sánchez (Universidad Católica de Chile), and Sherif Girgis (University of Notre Dame). More information: ethicscenter.nd.edu/programs/bxvi-legacy-april-2024/

Reflections on Pope Benedict XVI's lecture at the University of Regensburg, Germany, Sept. 12, 2006 from Rev. Kevin Flannery, S.J. (Pontificia Università Gregoriana), Tracey Rowland (University of Notre Dame, Australia), and Alessandro Clemenzia (Pontificia Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia Centrale, Florence). More information: ethicscenter.nd.edu/programs/bxvi-legacy-april-2024/

Reflections on Pope Benedict XVI's speech at the Bundestag, Berlin, Sept. 22, 2011 from Lorenza Violini (Università Statale, Milano), Santiago Legarre (Universidad Católica de Argentina), and Daniel Mark (Villanova University). More information: ethicscenter.nd.edu/programs/bxvi-legacy-april-2024/

Reflections on Pope Benedict XVI's lecture at the University of La Sapienza, Rome, Jan. 17, 2008. With Sheila Jasanoff (Harvard University) and Ben Hurlbut (Arizona State University). More information: ethicscenter.nd.edu/programs/bxvi-legacy-april-2024/

Reflections on Pope Benedict XVI's lecture at the University of La Sapienza, Rome, Jan. 17, 2008. With Rev. Paolo Benanti (Pontificia Università Gregoriana) and Ben Hurlbut (Arizona State University). More information: ethicscenter.nd.edu/programs/bxvi-legacy-april-2024/

Reflections on Pope Benedict XVI's speech at the Collèges des Bernardins, Paris, Sept. 12, 2008. With Rémi Brague (Sorbonne, Paris; Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich), Mother Mary Christa Nutt, RSM (Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma), and Rev. Maurice Agbaw Ebai Ashley (Boston College). More information: ethicscenter.nd.edu/programs/bxvi-legacy-april-2024/

Keynote by Cyril O’Regan (University of Notre Dame), with introductory remarks by Rev. Jordi Pujol (Pontificia Università della Santa Croce) and Rev. Roberto Regoli (Pontificia Università Gregoriana). More information: ethicscenter.nd.edu/programs/bxvi-legacy-april-2024/

Family Unfriendly documents Carney's attempt to answer two simple questions: Why is parenting so hard now? And why are the results so bad? Drawing on three years of research and interviews with parents and experts alike, the bestselling author of Alienated America argues that misguided notions of parenting have set unrealistic standards for modern families and set up both parents and children t...

Rev. Federico Lombardi, S.J., former director of the Vatican Press Office, delivers reflections on his time with Pope Benedict XVI. Presented at the conference “Benedict XVI’s Legacy: Unfinished Debates on Faith, Culture, and Politics” at the University of Notre Dame, April 7-9, 2024, hosted by the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture in partnership with the Ratzinger Foundation and the Bene...

The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture presented the 2024 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal-the nation’s most important award for heroes of the pro-life movement-to Dr. Elvira Parravicini, founding director of the Neonatal Comfort Care Program and professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center. She established the Neonatal Comfort Care Program (NCCP) in 2008 to address the c...

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades (Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend) celebrates Mass for the 5th Sunday of Easter in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame, as part of the celebration honoring Dr. Elvira Parravicini, recipient of the Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal.

A profile of Dr. Elvira Parravicini, founding director of the Neonatal Comfort Care Program and professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center, who received the 2024 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal-the nation’s most important award for heroes of the pro-life movement-at a Mass and dinner hosted by the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture on April 27, 2024, at the University ...

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