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La encíclica de 2015 del Papa Francisco sobre el cuidado de nuestra casa común, Laudato si’, ofrece un retrato crudo de la realidad ambiental actual y un llamado urgente a la acción. El cambio climático y la devastación ambiental tienen un impacto enorme en las comunidades del Sur Global, pero muchas de estas comunidades están a la vanguardia del desarrollo de estrategias para la resiliencia. Únase a nosotros para una conversación con líderes de la Iglesia de cómo el Antropozoico cambia la manera en que pensamos sobre la justicia, el planeta, la Iglesia y lo que nos debemos unos a otros.El 25 de abril de 2025, el rector de la Universidad, Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., moderó una conversación con los líderes de la Iglesia, Cardinal Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J., y Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, sobre cómo el Antropoceno cambia nuestra forma de pensar sobre la justicia, el planeta, la Iglesia y lo que nos debemos unos a otros. El evento formó parte de la serie del Foro Notre Dame 2024-25 sobre el tema "¿Qué nos debemos unos a otros?".

Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical on care for our common home, Laudato si’, offers both a stark portrait of the current global environmental reality and an urgent call to action. Climate change and environmental devastation have an outsize impact on communities in the Global South, but many of these communities are also at the forefront of developing strategies for resilience.On April 25, 2025, University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., moderated a conversation with with Church leaders Cardinal Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J., and Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, on how the Anthropocene epoch changes the way we think about justice, the planet, the Church, and what we owe one another. The event was part of the 2024-25 Notre Dame Forum series on the theme, “What do we owe each other?”

In 2022, Eric Goins was deployed to Poland as a U.S. Army Signal Corps Officer following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Today, he’s pursuing a dual MBA and Master of Global Affairs degree at Notre Dame—and is also a walk-on kicker for the Fighting Irish football team. After graduation, Goins plans to continue serving his country as a civilian.Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman, whose father served in the United States Air Force, has a deep appreciation for the military. Freeman expressed pride in welcoming Goins to the team, recognizing the unique perspective and dedication veterans bring to the field.While Notre Dame’s ROTC program has long been at the core of campus military engagement, a growing number of active duty members and veterans are now part of the University community. Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Ken Heckel ’96, director of Notre Dame’s Office of Military & Veterans Affairs (OMVA), is leading efforts to expand support for this group.“For the millions of veterans who’ve selflessly served our country, Notre Dame has both the honor and the responsibility to serve them,” Heckel says. His work is helping to build a robust military community on campus, ensuring veterans and active duty members feel supported as they pursue their education.Learn more at fightingfor.nd.edu/2024/fighting-to-serve-others-above-self

In Arizona’s Tonto National Forest, Chi’chil Bildagoteel, known as Oak Flat, is a sacred space for the Apache and other Native tribes. Countless generations have used the site for religious and coming-of-age ceremonies and have gathered medicinal plants and acorns from its majestic oaks.But Oak Flat is in danger. In 2014, a land swap deal offered Oak Flat to a mining company that intends to place a copper mine leaving the site unsafe for humans. Apache Stronghold, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organization made up of Native and non-Native allies, are intent on saving Oak Flat.While the Notre Dame Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic, launched in 2020, isn't representing the Apache Stronghold, it's very supportive of its mission and has filed multiple amicus briefs in support of protection for Oak Flat. The Clinic, one of the world's leading academic institutions on the subject, is representative of Notre Dame's values. Informed by its Catholic character, the University has always supported and promoted religious liberty as a fundamental human right.Marcus Cole, the Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at the Notre Dame Law School, is careful to note that religious liberty encompasses all faiths, and those without faith.“The Religious Liberty Clinic was created because our freedom of conscience, our freedom to believe, and then live according to our beliefs, is the most important and fundamental freedom that we have. Not just as Americans, but as humans,” he said.