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August 18, 2020
This event summary overviews the opening and closing plenaries of the "G20 Interfaith Forum: North America Regional Consultation," hosted by the Berkley Center. Senior Fellows Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., and Katherine Marshall spoke at the opening panel, which discussed anti-racism, COVID-19, and refugees.
August 17, 2020
Berkley Center Director Shaun Casey is quoted in a Christianity Today article examining the impact of outreach that emphasizes the presidential candidate's Catholic faith, given the historically complicated relationship between American Catholics and evangelicals.
August 12, 2020
Writing for Commonweal, Senior Fellow Paul Elie argues that if we are going to look to Flannery O’Connor’s work to help us understand matters of race, we’ve got to understand the work itself, including her objectionable remarks of May 1964.
August 6, 2020
In "Faith Alive!," a weekly catechetical series from Catholic News Service, Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., describes how the condemnation of deterrence is the clear teaching of Pope Francis and concludes that the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is the right time for American Catholics to adopt the same posture.
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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
An OSV News article quotes Research Fellow Rev. Gerard J. McGlone, S.J., on the potential for a new Georgia law to become a model for other states in protecting vulnerable adults.
