If Jimmy Carter had left us first, one of those memorializing the former president might well have been Father Theodore Hesburgh. But Hesburgh, the retired president of Notre Dame, was seven years ...

The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh transformed the University of Notre Dame into a school known almost as much for academics as for football, even if it meant challenging popes, presidents or legendary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SOUTH BEND — Former Notre Dame men’s basketball coach Digger Phelps, honored Friday with the Rockne Living Legend Award, thinks ...

There was a massive rush for tickets by Notre Dame students hoping to attend Wednesday night's tribute to Father Hesburgh. The event is free but requires a ticket and ND students got the first crack ...

The recent death of the widely admired Congregation of the Holy Cross priest Ted Hesburgh (1917-2015) -- president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, where he served as president from 1952 to ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh was always a man of conscience. He did what he thought was right during his 35 years as president of the University of Notre Dame, even if it meant ...

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We are a Notre Dame family. My husband graduated from Notre Dame and so did my son. Over the years we have stayed connected. The university’s values have shaped our lives. We were so impressed because ...