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November 14, 2012

Martyrdom with a Message


Tim Shah examines the civic contributions made by persecuted Christian communities throughout history and why it is important to care about such groups.

November 3, 2012

Katherine Marshall Interviewed on Social Networking and Development

Nhat Vuong of i-kufi interviewed Katherine Marshall on November 3, 2012 to discover more about her long career with organizations including the World Bank, the Niwano Peace Prize, the Opus Prize, and World Faiths Development Dialogue and the role of social networking and crowdfunding in development work.

November 1, 2012

Faith and Immunization


A new report by the World Faiths Development Dialogue and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations investigates what more can be done to build robust and effective partnerships around global vaccination campaigns and suggests where faith-inspired actors can play critical roles.

October 25, 2012

Reinventing Bach


In a new book, Paul Elie tells the story of the transformation of the music of J.S. Bach through the encounters of modern musicians with new recording technology, from the phonograph and the LP to the CD and the MP3 file.

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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.

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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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