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November 8, 2023
Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall will participate in two panels during the Leimena Institute's conference on "Human Dignity and Rule of Law: For a Peaceful and Inclusive Society," hosted November 13 to 14 in Jakarta. This event commemorates the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
November 7, 2023
Writing a Daily Comment for the New Yorker, Senior Fellow Paul Elie reflects on how nearly a fifth of the voting delegates at the Catholic Church's October Synod were women. He calls this "a proportion without precedent" and ponders whether this will have any lasting effect on the outcomes of the gathering.
November 1, 2023
An October conference on "The Intersections of Faith and Development in Bangladesh," co-sponsored by the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD) and Brac University, received coverage from outlets such as Business Standard and Dhaka Tribune. This was part of the joint WFDD-Brac-Berkley Center Bangladesh: Religious Dimensions of Development and Social Cohesion project.
November 1, 2023
Senior Research Fellow Peter Mandaville delivered opening remarks at an October 30 conversation with a delegation from the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations, co-hosted by the United States Institute of Peace, the Atlantic Council, and Razom for Ukraine.
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July 1, 2026
The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University mourns the loss of William R. Berkley, our inspirational benefactor and devoted friend. Bill passed away recently at the age of eighty. A brilliant business leader who built the W. R. Berkley Corporation from humble beginnings into a global insurance powerhouse, Bill's success was matched by his generosity as a philanthropist. Georgetown is among the many beneficiaries of his vision and steadfast support.
June 22, 2026
In a special NPR segment exploring the origins of American religious liberty, Berkley Center Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky reflects on how early ideals established a fundamental purpose for the United States government: protecting natural, inalienable rights.
June 9, 2026
Melissa Nozell of the Strategic Religious Engagement Hub is participating in "Tools for Sustainable Peacemaking: An Invitation to Learn and Exchange," a series that brings together practitioners, policymakers, faith leaders, and academics to explore approaches to community-level peacebuilding. This second session covered "Education as a Foundation for Peace."
May 13, 2026
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.
