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April 1, 2010

Letter to President Obama on International Religious Freedom

A joint letter signed by more than 25 organizations and individuals, including Center Senior Fellow Thomas Farr, was delivered on March 30 to President Obama urging him to fill immediately the still-vacant position of U.S. Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom. More details on Farr's Washington Post blog, "Faith and Foreign Policy."

March 29, 2010

Katherine Marshall Blogs: Faith vs. fear in America

Stephen Heinz, President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, is passionate about democracy. For him, it is about far more than voting and congressional battles. It is a way of life, a set of fundamental values, a will that leads to courage, reason, compassion and the common good...

March 29, 2010

Michael Kessler blogs: Silencing student religious beliefs

Imagine you are 18 years old and worked hard to be the best student in your class. You are the valedictorian and are invited to give a brief speech at graduation. You want to thank those important to your successful journey, including mentioning the importance of your religious belief to your academic success. And the principal tells you that you are not permitted to do so...

March 24, 2010

Katherine Marshall Blogs: Heroines against gendercide

Two statues of women dominate the central square of Hopkins, a small town in Belize. One celebrates Martina Vicente, a true matriarch figure (a sign says 85% of the town's population claim her as their ancestress). The other is of Marcella Lewis, poet, musician, writer and patroness of the town but also of the Garifuna community, a proud and distinctive ethnic group now concentrated in Central America...

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May 13, 2026

Rev. Gerard McGlone, S.J., Quoted on New Georgia Law Criminalizing Clergy Sexual Misconduct

An OSV News article quotes Research Fellow Rev. Gerard J. McGlone, S.J., on the potential for a new Georgia law to become a model for other states in protecting vulnerable adults.

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May 13, 2026

Jerome Copulsky Recounts Historical Efforts to Make the United States a Christian Nation

Writing for Religion News Service, Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky recaps failed efforts throughout American history to insert explicitly Christian clauses into the U.S. Constitution.

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April 15, 2026

WFLF Alumna Sister Hedwig Muse, LSMIG, Promotes Justice for Children

Sister Hedwig Muse, LSMIG, a member of the Women Faith Leaders Fellowship 2023-2024 cohort, published an essay in the Global Sisters Report describing how she protects and uplifts children's rights in Kenya through her work as a lawyer.

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.