THE CONGREGATION OF HOLY CROSS General Administration Via Framura, 85 00168 Rome, Italy March 22, 2009 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 The United States of America Dear Mr. President, Congratulations on being awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Notre Dame! The University of Notre Dame was founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross and in 1844 it was established as a civil moral person by a legislative act of the state of Indiana. On March 6, 1967, with the consent of the Holy Father Pope Paul VI,...
