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Friday's Papal audience concluded with Pope Leo bestowing a blessing upon all members of the Notre Dame community.
Pope Francis is seated at a table during a meeting with four visitors in an elegant room at the Vatican. A sculpture of the Holy Family sits on the table.
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Father Dowd presented Pope Leo with a sculpture of St. John Henry Newman, the newest doctor of the Church, created by Rev. Anthony J. Lauck, C.S.C., a longtime member of Notre Dame’s art department.
University of Notre Dame @NotreDame · 1m Father Dowd extended greetings and prayers from the Notre Dame family as he met with Pope Leo on Friday. Their conversation centered on the role Notre Dame and other Catholic universities can play in supporting the Church, addressing the challenges of our times, and fostering Show more Pope Francis wearing white papal robes stands next to Reverend Robert Dowd, who is wearing a black suit with a white roman catholic collar. Both are holding a sculpture bust of Saint John Newman in an ornately decorated room.
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM