On Monday, January 27, 2025, students, faculty and staff gathered in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart for the Annual Candlelight Prayer Service for Walk the Walk Week.Following the service, which was presided over by University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., with a keynote reflection from Claire Babeneaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, attendees processed through snowy sidewalks to place candles at the foot of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue on God Quad.
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