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September 30, 2024
For a September 18 book launch event, Berkley Center Senior Fellow Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., was joined in conversation by a group of colleagues and friends to discuss his new book, Human Rights in a Divided World (2024). The book contends that today’s global realities call for important developments rooted in Catholic ethics.
September 30, 2024
Berkley Center Senior Fellow Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., Senior Research Fellow E.J. Dionne, Jr., and Research Fellow Jim Wallis participated in "Test of Faith: A Summit to Defend Democracy" from September 19 to 20. Hosted by Georgetown's Center on Faith and Justice, this conference was devoted to maintaining the integrity of faith traditions and the tradition of democratic governance. Rev. Hollenbach, Research Fellow E.J. Dionne Jr. and Research Fellow Jim Wallis participated in drafting and signing the open letter calling for the the defense of democracy against authoritarian threats.
September 26, 2024
Writing for Commonweal, Berkley Center Director Thomas Banchoff analyzes Pope Francis' recent trip to Singapore as well as his latest comments on non-Christian religions.
September 20, 2024
During September and October 2024, Senior Fellow José Casanova and Faculty Fellow Peter Phan will discuss their book Pacific Catholicism and Globalization: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges (2023) in several Asian cities, including Tokyo, Seoul, Manila, and Singapore.
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January 1, 2026
In a Liberty Fund essay, Berkley Center Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky reflects on what the founding document left open once independence was declared, arguing that the declaration offers guiding ideals, but the work of turning those principles into reality falls to each generation.
December 11, 2025
In November 2025 the Georgetown Global Dialogues and the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona brought together writers and critics to address the relationship between human frailty and global solidarity, with a focus on voices from the Global South. Videos of the panel discussions are now available.
November 12, 2025
In her investigation, 2025 Pulitzer Fellow Nicole Abudayeh uncovers the precarious conditions faced by undocumented Moroccan women in Ceuta, revealing how social, legal, and economic barriers leave them vulnerable.
October 31, 2025
In the 11th Annual Costan Lecture, Breytenbach used inscriptions on tombs and other monuments as test cases to determine the degree to which Christians (at different places, at different times, under difficult circumstances) lived up to their ideals. Faculty Fellow Julia Lamm is the founding director of the lecture series.
