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May 18, 2020

Reflections on "Home" on the Anniversary of Laudato Si

Senior Fellow Paul Elie is participating in a May 21 webinar marking the fifth anniversary of the publication of Laudato Si, Pope Francis' encyclical notable for its holistic integration—of faith, reason, experience, academic disciplines, and ways of knowing—that begins in a particular biosphere but also stretches out to include the entire community of the cosmos.

Katherine Marshall

May 14, 2020

Marshall Quoted on Religious Responses to Pandemics

A Catholic News Service article on the Catholic Church's creative responses to pandemics throughout history quotes Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall on the critical role of religious communities in caring for those hit by disease and helping to end epidemics.

Refugees in a South Sudan displaced persons camps

May 13, 2020

Who Suffers Most During the Coronavirus Pandemic?

In a new article for America, Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., argues that the church can and should provide leadership in responding to the needs of refugees and very poor people who are facing the COVID-19 pandemic.

A man wearing a mask stands outside the Vatican

May 12, 2020

PaRD Webinar on COVID-19: A Test for Our Humanity

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall contributed to a PaRD webinar on religion and the COVID-19 pandemic on April 29, 2020. This article, published by PaRD, overviews her presentation on how faith engagement in past epidemics including Ebola, HIV/AIDS, and Zika can guide approaches to the coronavirus crisis. 

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Cardinal Robert McElroy speaking in front of a podium in Copley Formal Lounge

January 6, 2025

Georgetown Welcomes Cardinal Robert McElroy as New Archbishop of Washington

Over the past decade, McElroy has visited Georgetown and engaged with events hosted by the Berkley Center and the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. He also contributed a chapter to the Georgetown University Press book A World Free from Nuclear Weapons: The Vatican Conference on Disarmament, co-edited by the late Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., then a Berkley Center senior fellow.

A family prays at a burial site as the sun comes down on a cloudy day

December 13, 2024

Student Research on Religion and COVID-19 in Sri Lanka

In "The Right to Bury Their Dead," Minahil Mahmud (SFS'25) examines the challenges faced by the Muslim community in Sri Lanka when the government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa mandated in April 2020 that all victims of COVID-19 would be cremated, irrespective of their religious beliefs.

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