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Pope Francis gives Urbi et Orbi blessing in an empty St. Peter's Square on March 27 (Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

April 10, 2020

Pope Francis and the Coronavirus Pandemic During Easter Holy Week

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.

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April 8, 2020

Religion and COVID-19: Four Lessons from the Ebola Experience

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.

Katherine Marshall

April 3, 2020

Religious Communities' Role in Countering Epidemics

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall led a conference call on the role of religious communities in pandemic response, focused on the COVID-19 crisis. The call, hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations, brought together several hundred faith leaders, development practitioners, and global health experts.

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Lisé Morjé Howard

March 6, 2026

Faculty Fellow Lise Morjé Howard to Speak on the Future of UN Peacekeeping

Lise Morjé Howard, a faculty fellow at the Berkley Center, will participate in a panel discussion at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace titled “The UN Without the United States: UN Peacekeeping.” The event will explore how shifting global politics and a potential decline in U.S. support could reshape the future of United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Jim Wallis

February 13, 2026

Jim Wallis on Why Black History Is America's History

Writing in Religion News Service, Berkley Center Research Fellow Jim Wallis contends that facing the history of racial injustice in the United States with honesty is not divisive, but necessary for democratic renewal and moral clarity.

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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