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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

15 Extreme Things to Give Up This Lent

15 Extreme Things to Give Up This Lent

By Nikki Hauser and Nikki Hauser March 1, 2017

Lent is here and you know what that means: the classic forfeit of chocolate, the avoidance of french fries and the (unpromising) theory of exercising more often. Chalk it up to one word? Boring! Instead...

EDITORIAL: Heeding Moral Imperatives

By Editorial Board February 24, 2017

The Georgetown University Faculty Senate, a governing body of 75 full-time faculty members who advise President John DeGioia, approved a resolution last week condemning President Donald Trump’s executive...

ROSNER: Heeding the Call of Compassion

By Max Wolfgang Rosner February 21, 2017

On Sept. 6, 2015, Pope Francis declared, "I make an appeal. ... May every parish, every religious community, every monastery, every shrine welcome one [refugee] family, beginning with my diocese of Rome....

EDITORIAL: Redefine Our Catholic Identity

By Editorial Board February 14, 2017

Before his death last month at 89 years old, author William Peter Blatty (CAS ’50) cemented a legacy at Georgetown as the writer of the 1971 horror novel “The Exorcist” and its Academy Award-winning...

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A panel of journalists discussed religion in the context of politics and the 2016 election in particular on Wednesday.

Journalists Discuss Catholicism, Presidential Campaign

By Ellen Baker April 1, 2016

The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life sponsored a dialogue titled "Faith, Francis and the 2016 Campaign" that featured journalist speakers in the Intercultural Center auditorium Wednesday. The...

Catholicism’s Exploration of Scripture

By Carlos A. Miranda November 4, 2014

To the Editor: “Born-again” Christian preachers demonstrated at Georgetown’s front gates last Wednesday, warning of the dangers of Catholicism and its inability to lead us to salvation. The event...

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Born-again Christian protestors were removed from Healy Circle by GUPD.

Anti-Catholic Demonstrators Preach Salvation at Front Gates

By Molly Simio October 31, 2014

Three anti-Catholic, born-again Christian preachers stood outside the university’s front gates reading gospel passages and trying to spread an evangelical message to about 50 onlookers for about...

For DeGioia’s Legacy, Faith Above Politics

By Louis Cona August 29, 2014

The purpose of a Catholic and Jesuit education is perhaps best summarized by the words etched upon the entrance of Lauinger Library: “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John...

Panel Addresses Religious Freedom and Contraceptives

By Nick Fedyk February 16, 2014

The Georgetown University Knights of Columbus sponsored a panel Tuesday night in response to the controversy surrounding the Obama administration's new regulations governing contraception coverage. The...

EARL: How Fundamental is the Right to Life?

By Jake Earl October 29, 2013

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, all people have an inviolable, inalienable and fundamental moral right, namely, the “right to life and physical integrity from the moment of conception...

LGBTQIA Group Protests at Love Saxa

By Lily Westergaard October 4, 2013

In the back of Mark Regnerus’ lecture on “the mating market” Thursday night sat a small but readily visible group of students wearing GU Pride T-shirts and holding rainbow flags. The group,...

Finding Jewish Life on Our Jesuit Hilltop

By Gabriel Isaacson October 4, 2013

After completing a year at Washington University in St. Louis, it was quite clear to me that the Missouri campus was far from the school of my dreams. Though a bit discouraged, I was determined that somewhere...

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