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E.J. Dionne, Jr.

January 23, 2023

E.J. Dionne Jr. on White Christian Nationalism and Democracy

Senior Research Fellow E.J. Dionne, Jr., will participate on a February 8 panel discussion hosted by  Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and the Public Religion Research Institute to discuss the results of the hosts' latest national survey and what they reveal about Christian nationalism, the state of American democracy, and the health of our society.

Pope Francis near the Vatican

January 23, 2023

Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., on Religious Nationalism and Pope Francis’ Culture of Encounter

Writing for La Civiltà Cattolica, Senior Fellow Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., sketches several examples of how religious nationalism threatens peace. He also notes several forms of faith-based resistance to religious nationalism and highlights how Pope Francis’ “culture of encounter” can provide a remedy for such religious nationalism and help build peace.

Paul Elie

January 17, 2023

Paul Elie Speaks with Atlantic Writer James Parker

Senior Fellow Paul Elie will lead a January 19 conversation with James Parker, who has won awards for his reporting on history and religious issues and is currently a staff writer at the Atlantic.

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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.

Roses and stained glass in a church.

November 26, 2024

Brian Flanagan Quoted on Synod on Synodality Final Report

Religion News Service article quotes Research Fellow Brian Flanagan on the impact of Pope Francis' support for the final report from the Synod on Synodality, the Catholic Church's recently concluded three-year consultation process.

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