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The Congregation of the Holy Cross, founded by Blessed Basil Moreau in 1837 in what is now Indiana, USA, is a society of priests and brothers dedicated to education and missionary work under the motto "Ave Crux, Spes Unica" (Hail the Cross, Our Only Hope). With over 12,000 members in 17 countries, it runs the University of Notre Dame and global schools, emphasizing intellectual and spiritual formation. Its North American roots and expansion to Africa and Asia embody U.S. Catholicism's missionary outreach.