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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Religious Leaders Discuss Expanding Roles for Women in the Catholic Church

Religious Leaders Discuss Expanding Roles for Women in the Catholic Church

By Ranee Brady April 29, 2023

The Georgetown University Women's Center hosted several religious leaders on April 17 to discuss the expansion of roles for women in the Catholic Church.  The event, “Faith, Feminism, and Being...

Georgetown Students Honored As Education and Social Justice Fellows

Georgetown Students Honored As Education and Social Justice Fellows

By Evie Steele February 25, 2023

Georgetown University’s Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service (CSJ) and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs named four Georgetown students this year as their...

Speakers Discuss Religious Persecution, War in Ukraine

Speakers Discuss Religious Persecution, War in Ukraine

By Jack Willis February 5, 2023

The Georgetown University Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, a research center dedicated to fostering religious dialogue, hosted a panel discussion on protecting religious freedom in...

Speakers Discuss Rise of Islamophobia in India

Speakers Discuss Rise of Islamophobia in India

By Julia Butler December 2, 2022

At an event hosted by Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, panelists spoke about a recent increase in anti-Muslim discrimination in India.  Speakers...

Life of Drew Christiansen Honored at Conference

Life of Drew Christiansen Honored at Conference

By Sherry McCarthy November 18, 2022

Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs hosted a conference to celebrate the legacy of Rev. Drew Christiansen, a professor of ethics and global human development...

Policy Guided by Compassion, Faith Can Repair U.S. Immigration Policy,  Refugee Rights Activist Says

Policy Guided by Compassion, Faith Can Repair U.S. Immigration Policy, Refugee Rights Activist Says

By Laetitia Haddad September 29, 2020

Despite a resurgence of xenophobic policies and attitudes in American politics, many refugees have found strength in faith, author and refugee rights activist Jessica Goudeau said in a virtual book talk...

Journalism Can Help Address Racial Injustice, Panel Says

Journalism Can Help Address Racial Injustice, Panel Says

By Margie Cullen December 6, 2019

Effective journalism can encourage activists to address ongoing racial profiling and violence against the black community in the face of continued police brutality, panelists said in a Dec. 4 event.  The...

MICHAEL HOWARTH FOR THE HOYA | Director for Dharmic Life Brahmachari Sharan, Senior Research Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs Jerry McGlone S.J., Saisha Mediratta (SFS ’20) and Mariah Johnson (COL ’21), from left, spoke at a panel on the intersection of religious belief and sexuality.

Faith Communities Fail To Fully Dialogue on Sexuality, Panel Says

By Kelly Anderson November 8, 2019

Religious communities inadequately confront sexuality, alienating their members, students and religious leaders said at a Nov. 6 panel hosted by the LGBTQ Resource Center and Campus Ministry.  The...

KIRK ZIESER/THE HOYA | Freelance photographer George Steinmetz, right, and American University Associate Professor of  Philosophy and Religion Evan Berry, left, said an understanding religion is essential to motivate action against climate change at an event Jan. 23.

Visual Effects of Climate Change Motivate Action

By Meredith Miller January 25, 2019

Displaying the effects of increasingly frequent environmental disasters and engaging religious communities is necessary to motivate action against climate change, George Steinmetz, a freelance photographer,...

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The Berkeley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs hosted five representatives from national faith-based organizations in a panel discussion on climate change at the Healey Family Student Center on Monday.

Panel Targets Religion, Climate Change

By Christian Paz November 13, 2015

Five representatives from faith-based nongovernmental organizations stressed the implications of climate change on poverty and justice around the world at a gathering in the Healey Family Student Center...

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A panel discussed Islam, gender equality and democracy on Thursday.

Panel Talks Islam, Gender Equality

By Giovanna Azevedo October 24, 2014

A panel, co-hosted by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, debated Islam and women’s rights in a discussion focused...

Students, Faculty Get Papal Audience

By Nick Simon January 17, 2014

Students and professors met the first Jesuit pope, Francis I, during the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs conference “Christianity and Freedom: Historical and Contemporary...

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