Although Barack Obama was invited to speak at the University of Notre Dame’s ... who was sitting in the sun outside Notre Dame Stadium before the ceremony. “He’s the leader of our nation ...

The University of Notre Dame conferred an honorary law degree on President Obama Sunday. The honor was met with cheers and applause inside the commencement ceremonies, even as protesters descended ...

Bush in 2001. The University of Notre Dame has a tradition of inviting new presidents to speak at graduation. But this year's selection of President Barack Obama has been met by a barrage of ...

SOUTH BEND, IND. — President Obama’s plan to speak at the University of Notre Dame’s commencement ceremony this spring is generating disapproval among some on the Catholic campus and ...

The Times makes a poor case against well-founded Catholic criticism of Notre Dame ... Obama to speak at graduation. A commencement speaker should embody the ideals and mission of the university.

Ten priests from the order that founded the University of Notre Dame say the school risks its "true soul" and could distance itself from the Roman Catholic church by inviting President Obama to ...

Nearly 65,000 people have signed an online petition protesting President Obama's scheduled May 17 commencement address at the University of Notre Dame, saying the president's views on abortion and ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Defending the decision last year to invite President Obama to speak at commencement, the University of Notre Dame’s president, Father John Jenkins, spoke of his hopes for a ...

The University of Notre Dame’s announcement that President Obama will give the commencement address and receive an honorary degree this spring has met with a mixed response, including strong ...

The brouhaha surrounding President Obama's commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame will finally come to a head this weekend when he actually steps up to the podium. Students have ...

Text of President Barack Obama's commencement address Sunday as the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., as released before delivery by the White House. Thank you, Father Jenkins ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — President Barack Obama’s planned visit to the University of Notre Dame later this spring has triggered a national debate over whether such a prominent supporter of abortion ...