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November 13, 2024

Dionne and Wallis Discuss Religion, Politics, and the 2024 U.S. Elections

Senior Research Fellow E.J. Dionne and Research Fellow Jim Wallis will participate in the November 20 event "Religion, Politics, and the 2024 U.S. Elections: What Happened and What Comes Next?" The panel will explore insights on the conservative Christian vote in the 2024 election and examine the role of Christian nationalist networks in election denialism and the January 6 Insurrection.

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November 10, 2024

Paul Elie on Pope Francis, the Cardinals, and “Conclave”

In an essay for the New Yorker, Senior Fellow Paul Elie writes that the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality was nothing like papal gatherings of cinematic lore, but it clearly reflects Francis’s view of what the Catholic Church should be.

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November 9, 2024

José Casanova Joins Symposium on the Life and Work of Charles Taylor

Senior Fellow José Casanova will offer a tribute to the life and work of Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor as part of a November 9 symposium organized by the Center for Transcultural Studies & Jarislowsky Chair in Human Nature and Technology at McGill University. 

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Lisé Morjé Howard

March 6, 2026

Faculty Fellow Lise Morjé Howard to Speak on the Future of UN Peacekeeping

Lise Morjé Howard, a faculty fellow at the Berkley Center, will participate in a panel discussion at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace titled “The UN Without the United States: UN Peacekeeping.” The event will explore how shifting global politics and a potential decline in U.S. support could reshape the future of United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Jim Wallis

February 13, 2026

Jim Wallis on Why Black History Is America's History

Writing in Religion News Service, Berkley Center Research Fellow Jim Wallis contends that facing the history of racial injustice in the United States with honesty is not divisive, but necessary for democratic renewal and moral clarity.

The WFLF 2024-2025 fellows and the WFLF team.

February 9, 2026

Women Faith Leaders Speak on Maternal Health Gaps in Kenya

Kenyan nuns are providing vital maternal health care in climate‑stressed regions. Member of the Women Faith Leaders Fellowship (WFLF) 2025-2026 cohort Sister Michelle Njeri, OSF, and WFLF alumna Sister Teresa Kiragu, ASN, are quoted on their faith‑driven efforts to protect mothers and newborns.

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