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Linda Lopez of the Los Angeles Office of Immigrant Affairs discusses city responses to refugees.

November 15, 2018

Panelists Discuss Refugee Resettlement and Inclusion

The Institute for the Study of International Migration and the Berkley Center co-hosted a conference on November 15 to examine how the United States can work towards becoming a more welcoming place for refugees. Participants examined the admissions process for refugees and the role of cities in facilitating long-term integration.

What Do We Owe Veterans?

November 12, 2018

What Do We Owe Veterans?

Berkley Center Senior Research Fellow Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., reflects on what we owe wounded, disabled, and soul-damaged veterans, noting that care for the wounded warrior is central to a nation’s duty for post-war justice.

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November 11, 2018

The Bible and War

On November 11 Berkley Center Senior Research Fellow Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., and Research Fellow Eric Patterson participated in a panel discussion at the Museum of the Bible on the topics of just war theory and peacemaking negotiations in relationship to the Bible.

speech transcript | "Seek Peace and Pursue It"

Panelists Listen to E.J. Dionne

November 8, 2018

Experts Discuss Religion in the 2018 Midterms

Religion is becoming a secondary concern for voters as American politics become more polarized, panelists concluded at a Berkley Center event analyzing religion in the 2018 midterm elections.

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Cardinal Robert McElroy speaking in front of a podium in Copley Formal Lounge

January 6, 2025

Georgetown Welcomes Cardinal Robert McElroy as New Archbishop of Washington

Over the past decade, McElroy has visited Georgetown and engaged with events hosted by the Berkley Center and the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. He also contributed a chapter to the Georgetown University Press book A World Free from Nuclear Weapons: The Vatican Conference on Disarmament, co-edited by the late Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., then a Berkley Center senior fellow.

A family prays at a burial site as the sun comes down on a cloudy day

December 13, 2024

Student Research on Religion and COVID-19 in Sri Lanka

In "The Right to Bury Their Dead," Minahil Mahmud (SFS'25) examines the challenges faced by the Muslim community in Sri Lanka when the government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa mandated in April 2020 that all victims of COVID-19 would be cremated, irrespective of their religious beliefs.

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