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As We See It

January 24, 2015

As We See It

Drew Christiansen, S.J. and Ra'fat Aldajani outline their positions on major Israeli-Palestinian issues, including a Palestinian state, Israeli settlements, Gaza, and a shared future.
Faith, Hope and Charity: A German Look to 2015

January 5, 2015

Faith, Hope and Charity: A German Look to 2015

Katherine Marshall says Germany's official focus on religion as a central factor in development strategy reflects a new willingness to explore and speak to the positive and negative roles that religious beliefs and institutions play in world affairs.
Questioning our Questions

January 2, 2015

Questioning our Questions

E.J. Dionne, Jr. argues that religious freedom will thrive and religion will be a force for good only if religious people can convey empathetic understanding of the truths that others hold dear.
A Birthday Present for the Pope

December 18, 2014

A Birthday Present for the Pope

Drew Christiansen, S.J. says Francis' role in the plan to normalize US-Cuba relations is in keeping with his pattern of initiating novel approaches to bring about peace.

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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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