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The Existential War between Islamic State and Secular France

August 1, 2016

The Existential War between Islamic State and Secular France

Berkley Center Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari explains how the staunch, often discriminatory laïcité of the French on one hand and the view of the West as the embodiment of evil by extremists on the other causes France to be a unique target for terrorist attacks.
Elie Wiesel: Remembering Elisha

July 5, 2016

Elie Wiesel: Remembering Elisha

Fr. Drew Christiansen, S.J., reflects on the legacy of Elie Wiesel as a witness to the Holocaust and faithful supporter of the Jewish people.
Getting to Zero Hunger: Faith in Action

June 22, 2016

Getting to Zero Hunger: Faith in Action

Katherine Marshall shares highlights from a June 13 meeting at UN World Food Programme headquarters, which featured a sharp focus on the ethical and religious as well as practical dimensions of ending hunger.

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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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