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May 13, 2020

Who Suffers Most During the Coronavirus Pandemic?

In a new article for America, Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., argues that the church can and should provide leadership in responding to the needs of refugees and very poor people who are facing the COVID-19 pandemic.

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May 12, 2020

PaRD Webinar on COVID-19: A Test for Our Humanity

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall contributed to a PaRD webinar on religion and the COVID-19 pandemic on April 29, 2020. This article, published by PaRD, overviews her presentation on how faith engagement in past epidemics including Ebola, HIV/AIDS, and Zika can guide approaches to the coronavirus crisis. 

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May 12, 2020

Lessons Learned from a Semester Disrupted

Managing Director Michael Kessler participated in a May 12 discussion on best practices for teaching and public scholarship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists addressed approaches to teaching religion remotely with fair grading options, conducting phone and videoconference classes in low-resource and low-tech environments, and responding to disruptions to tenure processes.

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May 12, 2020

Pandemic Means the Whole World: COVID-19 and Global Bioethics

A May 14 Kennedy Institute of Ethics webinar will include Senior Fellow Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., on a panel of Georgetown University experts addressing medical, legal, public health, and social justice concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic for the people outside the Global North.

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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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