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September 17, 2012

Legacies of War in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Two decades after the war in the Balkans, a panel of experts discussed what has been learned about the causes of the conflict and the challenges of reconciliation. The event coincided with the International Prayer for Peace. Watch the full video online.

September 12, 2012

A Compelling and Spiritual Call For Peace

Katherine Marshall says the annual Prayer for Peace organized by the Community of Sant'Egidio is part of the group's effort to build peace in hotspots around the world and to fight underlying causes of conflict, including poverty and injustice.

September 12, 2012

Religious Freedom and U.S. Foreign Policy

Tom Farr argues that international religious freedom is in a state of deepening crisis. While U.S. foreign policy has not been particularly effective in advancing religious freedom, he says there are some reasons to be hopeful.

August 31, 2012

From Nunzilla to 'You Go Girl': A Tale of Sisters

Katherine Marshall reflects on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious meeting, and recent news about nuns' relationship with the Vatican and their reactions to the sex abuse scandals, Obamacare, and the Ryan budget plan.

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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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