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May 28, 2021
Senior Fellow Paul Elie joined the Commonweal Podcast to discuss Joe Biden, politics, and the state of American Catholicism today. Elie explored Biden's political strategy, the Church’s stance on LGBTQ unions and women’s ordination, and the legacy of the abuse crisis.
May 27, 2021
UNESCO and the Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace (GHFP) launched a report on "Healing the Wounds of Slave Trade and Slavery" on May 26, 2021. Katherine Marshall contributed to the report as part of a collaboration between GHFP and the Berkley Center. Watch a video recording of the event.
May 27, 2021
Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall will reflect on faith-inspired organizations in the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring what the crisis might mean for universal health care access, at an Ahimsa Fund event on June 24, 2021.
May 24, 2021
José Casanova, acclaimed sociologist of religion and senior fellow at the Berkley Center, explored religion in the COVID-19 world as part of a public conversation with Thomas Banchoff, vice president for global engagement at Georgetown University, on May 13.
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July 1, 2026
The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University mourns the loss of William R. Berkley, our inspirational benefactor and devoted friend. Bill passed away recently at the age of eighty. A brilliant business leader who built the W. R. Berkley Corporation from humble beginnings into a global insurance powerhouse, Bill's success was matched by his generosity as a philanthropist. Georgetown is among the many beneficiaries of his vision and steadfast support.
June 22, 2026
In a special NPR segment exploring the origins of American religious liberty, Berkley Center Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky reflects on how early ideals established a fundamental purpose for the United States government: protecting natural, inalienable rights.
June 9, 2026
Melissa Nozell of the Strategic Religious Engagement Hub is participating in "Tools for Sustainable Peacemaking: An Invitation to Learn and Exchange," a series that brings together practitioners, policymakers, faith leaders, and academics to explore approaches to community-level peacebuilding. This second session covered "Education as a Foundation for Peace."
May 13, 2026
Writing for Religion News Service, Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky recaps failed efforts throughout American history to insert explicitly Christian clauses into the U.S. Constitution.
