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In Commonweal, Senior Fellow Paul Elie reflects on how the conference "The Culture of Encounter: An Imperative for a Divided World" left participants with a robust sense of the meaning of a "culture of encounter," a term from Pope Francis' encyclical Fratelli Tutti, as well as the sense of being able to instantiate a culture of encounter.

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.

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.

As part of the 2022 International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, DC, the G20 Interfaith Forum partnered with ACWAY and the International Center for Law and Religion Studies to hold a breakout session on religious freedom. Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall spoke as a panelist.

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