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April 20, 2022
Senior Fellow José Casanova will participate in an April 21 webinar, hosted by the University of Notre Dame, about Russian President Vladimir Putin's use of religion to justify the Russian invasion of Ukraine and how religion is helping to address the human cost of the war, as religious NGOs provide assistance for Ukrainian refugees.
April 19, 2022
The Berkley Center and greater Georgetown community mourn the loss of Senior Fellow Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., who passed away on Wednesday, April 6. He devoted his life to applying the rich tradition of Catholic social teaching to issues of human rights, interreligious dialogue, nuclear disarmament, and peace.
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April 13, 2022
On April 5 Senior Fellow Terrence L. Johnson spoke at a dialogue hosted by Quinnipiac University’s Department of Cultural and Global Engagement and the Peter C. Hereld House for Jewish Life. The event focused on his book Blacks and Jews in America: An Invitation to Dialogue (2022, with Jacques Berlinerblau).
April 12, 2022
Senior Fellow José Casanova will participate in an April 14 webinar to address questions related to Ukraine through its language, literature, and religion in order to provide a counter-narrative to Putin’s “imagined reality.” The event is sponsored by the UC Berkeley Library.
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October 14, 2025
Jerome Copulsky, research fellow at the Berkley Center, co-authored an article with David T. Buckley in Arc Magazine examining how religious ideas and actors are shaping efforts to redefine the U.S. federal bureaucracy and discussing the entanglement of faith and politics in the current U.S. administration.
September 25, 2025
In a recent National Catholic Reporter article, Sr. Francisca Ngozi Uti, HHCJ, director of the Centre for Women Studies and Intervention in Nigeria, highlights the UN's role as a bridge between local realities and global commitments.
September 11, 2025
WFLF alumnae Sr. Francisca Ngozi Uti and Sr. Hedwig Muse were highlighted in a recent Hilton Foundation article on Catholic sisters' leadership at the G20 Interfaith Forum. The piece underscores how sisters are bringing their voices and experience to global conversations on development, equality, and interfaith collaboration.
August 20, 2025
The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs helped host a high-level intercultural and interfaith gala in collaboration with the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity and the United Arab Emirates Embassy in Jakarta. The event marked the culmination of the second Human Fraternity Fellowship program.
