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August 9, 2010

Katherine Marshall Blogs: Orphan Debates

There are few sadder fates than to be a child abandoned in Cambodia. Every day newspapers carry stories about trafficked children, harsh child labor, and abused children. Last week alone one report reminded readers where they could drop off unwanted babies..

August 3, 2010

A Discussion with Scilla Elworthy, Director, Oxford Research Group

Katherine Marshall interviews Scilla Elworthy, Director of the Oxford Research Group, about her many years of work on peace, with a special focus on women. Her approach emphasizes dialogue and understanding as she links issues at the global level with women's roles in working for peace at the local level.

August 3, 2010

Jose Casanova Lectured on the Sociology of Religion in Beijing

The Berkley Center's Jose Casanova gave a series of prestigious lectures on the sociology of religion in Beijing last week. The lectures were part of the seventh "Summer Institute for Scientific Study of Religion" held at Renmin University of China in Beijing from July 28 through August 7.

August 2, 2010

Katherine Marshall Blogs: Closure for Cambodia

Phnom Penh was hot, noisy, and bustling last week. Cars, motorcycles, and the ubiquitous tuk tuks (motorcycle taxis) raced through the city with perpetual near collisions. Markets were full. Children were everywhere. There were clouds gathering, but the coming storms of the rainy season held off...

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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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