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Rabbi Dr. Abraham Skorka, a senior research fellow for Jewish studies and Jewish-Christian relations at Georgetown University, received an honorary doctorate from the Department of Theology of the University of Trnava in Slovakia. Pope Francis then sent Skorka, his long-time friend, a letter to congratulate him and recall his commitment to interreligious dialogue, faith, and human rights.

Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari will moderate a May 11 book talk on Sikh Nationalism, discussing the Sikh case in a globalized world and the lessons it offers for the comparative study of ethnicity, nations, and nationalism. This event is part of the International Studies Association's religion and international relations book talk series.

Senior Research Fellow Peter Mandaville will deliver a May 10 lecture on "Islam and the East: The New Geopolitics of Religion and Identity" as part of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Seminars series.

Published in SSM-Mental Health, this article by Senior Fellow Becky Yang Hsu and Roman Palitsky explores how continuing bonds may be maintained through the ritual of grave sweeping, which is part of the communal religion that is practiced by a majority of the population in China.