id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt news-000776 Father Theodore Hesburgh of Notre Dame dies at age 97 | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame .html text/html 1996 68 49 University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Father Theodore Hesburgh of Notre Dame dies at age 97 Father Theodore Hesburgh of Notre Dame dies at age 97 Published: February 27, 2015 Author: Dennis Brown Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. (Click for larger image) Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987, a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross and one of the nation’s most influential figures in higher education, the Catholic Church and national and international affairs, died at 11:30 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 26) at Holy Cross House adjacent to the University. In new book on global Catholicism, Provost John McGreevy explores modern history, current challenges of the Church September 15, 2022 Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn cache/news-000776.html txt/news-000776.txt