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April 23, 2025
In a recent opinion column for the Washington Post, Berkley Center Senior Research Fellow E.J. Dionne Jr. examined the legacy of Pope Francis, showing how he redefined the Catholic Church by centering the poor, challenging the powerful, and expanding the Church's moral voice on issues such as climate change and migration.
April 21, 2025
Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, Berkley Center Senior Fellow Paul Elie reflects in the New Yorker on the pope's legacy and his quiet reshaping of the papacy. In this piece, along with an earlier article published ahead of Easter, Elie considers how Pope Francis redefined the role of the Catholic Church in the modern age and offers perspective on the future of the Church without his leadership.
April 11, 2025
Rabbi Julia Watts Belser, Berkley Center senior research fellow, has been awarded the 2025 Grawemeyer Award in Religion for her book Loving Our Own Bones: Disability Wisdom and the Spiritual Subversiveness of Knowing Ourselves Whole (2023). Belser's insights challenge current exclusionary norms and open new paths for inclusive theology.
April 10, 2025
On April 10, Berkley Center Senior Fellow José Casanova delivered the keynote address at the conference "Catholic Modernity in the Americas: Land, Culture, Politics," hosted by the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at the University of Notre Dame.
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July 16, 2026
John Esposito, the founding director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, was a leading global scholar of the study of religion and international affairs. Esposito participated in several Berkley Center events, including "Muslim Minorities and Religious Freedom: A Public Dialogue" and "Islam and American Politics: Deepening the Dialogue."
July 13, 2026
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July 1, 2026
The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University mourns the loss of William R. Berkley, our inspirational benefactor and devoted friend. Bill passed away recently at the age of eighty. A brilliant business leader who built the W. R. Berkley Corporation from humble beginnings into a global insurance powerhouse, Bill's success was matched by his generosity as a philanthropist. Georgetown is among the many beneficiaries of his vision and steadfast support.
June 22, 2026
In a special NPR segment exploring the origins of American religious liberty, Berkley Center Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky reflects on how early ideals established a fundamental purpose for the United States government: protecting natural, inalienable rights.
