Berkley Center

On May 7 Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall participated in a webinar that explored the recent actions taken by religious actors in the United States and Indonesia on pandemic response and identify opportunities to enhance the beneficial role religious institutions can play. Sponsored by the Indonesia-U.S. Council on Religion and Pluralism, video of the event is available on YouTube.

A Catholic News Service (CNS) article recaps our May 5 event, "The Papacy Confronts Coronavirus: A Conversation with Austen Ivereigh." Ivereigh, Kim Daniels, and Paul Elie distilled Pope Francis' messages during the coronavirus pandemic, which emphasize issues important throughout his papacy: a focus on the poor, on the environment, and the individual's response and responsibility.

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall spoke about engaging religious leaders in public health response to COVID-19 on WORT 89.9 FM, a community radio station in Madison, Wisconsin. Marshall highlighted lessons learned from the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

In an interview with the World Council of Churches, Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall discusses the ways faith communities and religious leaders have been responding to COVID-19, including their important role in addressing inequality revealed by the pandemic.