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May 26, 2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on Religious and Faith Communities

On May 27 Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall will participate in a webinar exploring the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on faith communities, hosted by the Dialogue for Civilizations Research Institute, Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace, Spirit of Humanity Forum, United Religions Initiative, and World Faiths Development Dialogue.

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May 26, 2020

What Religion Can Offer in the Response to COVID-19

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall considers the positive and negative roles played by faith actors and religious institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a commentary piece published by the World Politics Review. Marshall highlights lessons from past pandemics on the integration of faith actors in health response. 

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May 20, 2020

Faith-inspired Organizations in Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Crisis Response

As part a May 20 webinar hosted by the Brac University Center for Peace and Justice, Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall spoke about ways the adaptability, social reach, and breadth of work by faith-inspired organizations will be vital in the face of the COVID-19 crisis, which both exacerbates existing problems in Bangladeshi society and poses several novel challenges.

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The WFLF 2024-2025 fellows and the WFLF team.

February 9, 2026

Women Faith Leaders Speak on Maternal Health Gaps in Kenya

Kenyan nuns are providing vital maternal health care in climate‑stressed regions. Member of the Women Faith Leaders Fellowship (WFLF) 2025-2026 cohort Sister Michelle Njeri, OSF, and WFLF alumna Sister Teresa Kiragu, ASN, are quoted on their faith‑driven efforts to protect mothers and newborns.

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January 29, 2026

Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs Minor Program Inspires Students to Research and Reflect

The Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs Minor (REWA) is an academic program run by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University. As a core project of the center’s student programs, the REWA minor invites Georgetown students to learn about the many ways in which religious traditions have been uniquely intertwined with the everchanging world around us.

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January 1, 2026

Jerome Copulsky on What Comes After the Declaration of Independence

In a Liberty Fund essay, Berkley Center Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky reflects on what the founding document left open once independence was declared, arguing that the declaration offers guiding ideals, but the work of turning those principles into reality falls to each generation. 

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