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Community Outreach Updates: November 2025
The Holy Cross Mission Center (HCMC) is grateful to take this opportunity to share how we have engaged with the community in the past month. Baraka...
Rev. Oliver Williams, C.S.C., Leads Business Ethics Workshop at Notre Dame University Bangladesh
Rev. Oliver Williams, C.S.C. (USP), a faculty member of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame and the director of the...
Fighting With, Not Against
In my role as Outreach Coordinator, the first group I interacted with was Baraka Bouts, a Notre Dame Women’s Boxing Club that fundraises for two...
Duncan Hall Twinning Leaders Begin Immersion Formation Series
Duncan Hall at the University of Notre Dame came to the Holy Cross Mission Center (HCMC) last year with two intertwining goals: (1) to deepen its...
Advent: O Christ, Face of Mercy, Save Us.
Years ago, Fr. James Flanigan, C.S.C., created a bronze sculpture for a chapel in Jerusalem. As a graduate student in the seminary, I would go to...
Community Engagement Updates: October 2025
The Holy Cross Mission Center is pleased to take this opportunity to share how we have engaged with the community in the past month. World Mission...
Brother André Bessette Grotto Blessed
On October 20, the school community of Fe y Alegría 25 celebrated the blessing of its new grotto in memory of Brother André Bessette. The prayer was...
Yancana Huasy Celebrates 44th Anniversary
On October 17, Yancana Huasy celebrated its 44th anniversary as part of the Jubilee for Persons with Disabilities. The event took place at Yancana...
15 Make First Profession In Bangladesh
On October 17th, five novices from St. Joseph Province and ten from Sacred Heart of Jesus Province made their First Vows in the chapel of the...
Holy Cross in Chile: Making Music and Rebuilding Trust
The Congregation of Holy Cross began its ministry in Chile in 1943 and has remained steadfast in serving the Chilean people ever since — despite...
Vocation Of Prayer And Purpose
Prayer bridges both the community aspect and the personal dimension of our Catholic faith. Individually, it allows us to connect with God directly,...
Missionary Of God’s Wonder
If Rev. Terrence P. Ehrman, C.S.C., had a business card, it would simply state “Missionary of God’s Wonder.” That is who he is and what he does. A...
Rev. David J. Porterfield, C.S.C. | June 13, 1942 – November 1, 2025
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Rev. David Joel Porterfield, C.S.C., 83, died at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, Ind., on November 1, 2025, after a short illness....
Three New Machines Benefit Tanzanian Trade School
Rev. Ahimbisbwe Herimence, C.S.C., serves as the Director of the Audrey Veldman Vocational Training Center (AVVTC) in Kitete, Tanzania. The school...
St. Joseph’s Hill Secondary School Installs CCTV Cameras
St. Joseph’s Hill Secondary School in Uganda, Africa, gathers approximately 600 students, faculty, and staff each school day. Founded in 1990 by the...