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  "path": "/2026/02/26/after-anti-abortion-backlash-notre-dame-professor-declines-director-position/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T20:29:43.000Z",
  "site": "https://religionnews.com",
  "tags": [
    "Catholicism",
    "Christianity",
    "Faiths",
    "Home Top Three",
    "Leaders & Institutions",
    "News",
    "People",
    "Social Issues",
    "U.S.",
    "abortion",
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    "Catholic identity",
    "Catholic universities",
    "Kevin Rhoades",
    "Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies",
    "Mary Gallagher",
    "Paul Coakley",
    "Susan Ostermann",
    "University of Notre Dame"
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  "textContent": "Catholic bishops, Notre Dame students and alumni and other anti-abortion Catholics had vocally opposed the appointment since it was announced Jan. 8.",
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