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Shaun Casey

November 1, 2019

Religion at the U.S. State Department

Berkley Center Director Shaun Casey, who served as U.S. special representative for religion and global affairs under the Obama administration, is quoted in a Washington Post article on the way Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's leadership has shifted the role of faith in State Department operations.

Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., in a classroom

October 31, 2019

The Pitfalls and Potential of Religion in Peacebuilding

Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., a Berkley Center senior fellow, will be moderating a November 2 panel on how religion has both contributed to and detracted from peace today. The discussion is part of the "Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference" sponsored by the Rotaract Club of Georgetown University.

What We Owe Refugees Fleeing Persecution Around the Globe

October 21, 2019

What We Owe Refugees Fleeing Persecution Around the Globe

In America Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., presents an ethical framework to provide refugees and forced migrants with effective aid. Hollenbach highlights solidarity as a key means by which the refugee crisis must be addressed and outlines the responsibilities of local, national, and global actors.

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October 17, 2019

Finding Faith in the Legal Profession

Over 100 Georgetown Law alumni, faculty, and students gathered with Professor Amy Uelmen to launch an alumni network for her Doyle Seminar, Religion and the Work of a Lawyer, at an October 17 luncheon.

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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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