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Basilica of the Sacred Heart with 150 members of the congregation present and 25 priests dressed in purple vestments near the alter during the consecration.

Notre Dame dedicates Mass to sexual assault survivors

By Observer News Staff · Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Notre Dame dedicated a Monday 11:30 a.m. Basilica Mass to survivors of sexual assault following last Thursday’s release of an external report revealing that Fr. David Porterfield and Fr. Thomas King, both former rectors, had groomed and sexually abused students during their respective tenures at Notre Dame and Holy Cross College.

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