Berkley Center

On May 24 and 25, 40 bishops, Catholic scholars, and policy specialists from nine countries gathered in London to identify issues that need to be addressed to create the conditions for a world without nuclear weapons, especially largely unexamined theological and moral issues. The meeting, which included a public event as well as private meetings, also highlighted policy issues on which religious leaders and ethicists have a comparative advantage or can make a distinctive contribution. In an effort to support and enhance this religious and moral voice, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales joined the Rt. Hon. the Lord Browne of Ladyton and the Rt. Hon. the Lord McFall of Alcuith in hosting the event. 

This London colloquium is connected to a U.S. initiative to revitalize Catholic engagement on nuclear proliferation and disarmament. The Berkley Center's Fr. Drew Christiansen, S.J., serves as the liaison between Georgetown University and the initiative.

This event was sponsored by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales; Deutsche Bischofskonferenz; Justice et Paix, Conférence des évêques de France; the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of International Justice and Peace; the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies; Institut fur Theologie und Frieden; the Catholic Peacebuilding Network; Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs; and the Nuclear Threat Initiative.