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Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall, with co-authors Susan Hayward and Azza Karam, argues that religion can be part of the problem and solution in the COVID-19 pandemic. Their op-ed, published by Religion News Service, considers how multireligious solidarity can help address exclusion and fear in the wake of the pandemic.

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall contributed insight on religion and COVID-19 to the Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy's (TPNRD) annual resource, which helps foreign policy actors understand the intersection of religion and key global issues. Peter Mandaville, a Berkley Center senior research fellow and co-chair of the TPNRD Advisory Council, helped compile the note.

In a Daily Comment for the New Yorker Senior Fellow Paul Elie reflects on the powerful images coming out of Rome in this holy season—and how they convey the vision of a humble, service-oriented Catholicism Pope Francis has proposed all along.

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall and co-authors Dave Robinson and Dr. Olivia Wilkinson explore how lessons on faith engagement in the Ebola crisis can be applied to the COVID-19 pandemic. The piece is published in the Oxfam blog From Poverty to Power.