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June 28, 2022

Briefing on the Freedom of Religion or Belief Summit

Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari joined Knox Thames and Josh Cass for Religion Media Centre's briefing on the 2022 Freedom of Religion or Belief Summit. They discussed the importance of the event happening July 5-6 in London that will bring together major players in the field of freedom of religion or belief.

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June 28, 2022

The UN Charter 77 Years Later

To honor the seventy-seventh anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter, Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall will join a diverse panel of scholars, UN practitioners, and global governance professionals on June 30. They will discuss the significance of the UN Charter today, as well as how it can be amended to respond to the contemporary challenges and to serve the aspirations of future generations.

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June 27, 2022

A Ripe Moment for Building Peace by Promoting International Religious Freedom

Writing for the United States Institute of Peace, Senior Research Fellow Peter Mandaville and co-author Knox Thames anticipate the upcoming IRF Summit and the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief as opportunities for advocates to form diverse coalitions and lean into religious freedom's connection to stability and security.

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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.

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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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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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