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View more Media MentionsA Closer Look: Justice Kavanaugh and 9/11
September 22, 2026
On the anniversary of 9/11, Justice Brett Kavanaugh appeared on a Notre Dame panel marking 25 years since that day’s horrific terrorist attacks. In remarks that have since been extensively covered, Kavanaugh reflected alongside other panelists on his experience the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, and how the nation changed in its aftermath.
Vatican group to discuss AI, human dignity with world leaders at UN General Assembly
September 22, 2026
“The world’s most urgent challenges require relationships that rise above institutions and ideologies,” said Rev. Daniel G. Groody, CSC, a member of the Laudato Si’ Center’s General Council. “The Borgo Dialogues create a distinctive environment where intellectual rigor, moral purpose and practical leadership come together, helping diverse leaders transform reflection into responsibility and ideas into action,” said Groody, who is also the vice president and associate provost for undergraduate education at the University of Notre Dame.
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