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Refugees in a South Sudan displaced persons camps

December 11, 2019

New Book Addresses Ethics and Role of Faith Communities

In his new book, Humanity in Crisis: Ethical and Religious Response to Refugees, Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., examines the scope of our responsibilities and considers practical solutions to the global refugee crisis.

Katherine Marshall

December 10, 2019

Marshall Wins Human Rights Award

The United Nations Association of the National Capital Area presented the 2019 Louis B. Sohn Human Rights Award to Berkley Center Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall at a December 10 ceremony. The award recognizes Marshall's work to highlight the role of both the United Nations and non-government organizations in promoting human rights.

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Jose Casanova speaking at the 2015 Abraham-Geiger-Prize

November 26, 2019

25 Years of Religions in the Public Sphere

Senior Fellow José Casanova will be giving a lecture on “25 Years of Religions in the Public Sphere: Retrospective and Prospective Reflections” on November 26, co-sponsored by the University of California, San Diego and the American Academy of Religion.

Jose Casanova

November 22, 2019

Casanova to Speak on Globalization

Senior Fellow José Casanova will participate in a November 30 public discussion on globalization and religious and cultural diversity as part of a conference on "Religions and the Public Sphere in Latin America" hosted by the University of Guadalajara.

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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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