On Tuesday morning, Dean G. Marcus Cole delivered the opening remarks at the 2026 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit. “The theme of this year’s summit is “We Hold These Truths…” As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of our nation – the first nation in the history of the world to be founded upon the core principle of religious freedom – it is appropriate that we do so here in Chicago, a city in which virtually every faith in the world is represented.”