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Faith in Action

On Faith in Action Berkley Center Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall tracks the faith-inspired activities of people and institutions across the globe and across religious traditions, with a focus on development and humanitarian issues. Earlier posts were originally published by the Huffington Post or…

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October 6, 2026

Rebuilding Cambodia: Creative Philanthropy in Changing Times

Responding to urgent needs in a changing country

In 1995, Haruhisa Handa first encountered a Cambodia emerging from genocide and civil war. The Khmer Rouge had destroyed professions, families…

September 30, 2026

At UNESCO, Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace through Trust and Diversity

Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France last week drew enthusiastic crowds and renewed attention to signs of a religious revival in a country renowned for its deliberate secularism. An address on September 25…

Dahlgren Chapel on Georgetown University's campus.

September 21, 2026

AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo's Invitation to Dialogue with the World

Katherine Marshall reflects on a recent dialogue on AI and Catholic social thought held by Georgetown University's Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and what further questions arise from such discussions.

Faith in Development

Faith-inspired organizations and religious leaders often work in tandem with secular global development practitioners, with similar motivations to fight poverty and alleviate suffering. At the same time, many development practitioners work with faith actors engaged in the community. This blog…

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June 11, 2020

Milk Banks for Premature Babies: Religious Debates in Bangladesh

Sarah Thompson reflects on the current religious debates surrounding the implementation of a human milk bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Thompson considers potential ways to offer more inclusive milk-sharing practices in Muslim-majority communities and elsewhere.

September 13, 2016

How do religious factors affect Senegal’s development agendas?

The Berkley Center at Georgetown University and the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD) presented the findings of their two-year effort to “map” the intersections of development and religious…

February 22, 2016

Women Countering Violent Extremism: Under the Radar?

Religious literacy has taken on new importance for security and peace efforts focused on countering violent extremism. Groups such as Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab, and ISIS use Islamic rhetoric to recruit…