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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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GEORGETOWN INITIATIVE ON CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT AND PUBLIC LIFE | Lawyers have played a dual role in the sexual abuse crisis, protecting the church through confidentiality agreements while helping survivors attain recourse, panelists said at an event hosted by Georgetowns Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life and hosted by its director, John Carr. 

Attorneys Can Prolong, Publicize Clerical Abuse Crisis, Panelists Say

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo April 12, 2019

Panelists praised attorneys of survivors Monday for holding the Catholic Church accountable for the clerical abuse crisis, while also acknowledging the role of lawyers in the Church’s efforts to cover...

Panelists Advocate for Continued Discussion on 272

By Gaia Mattiace October 14, 2016

Georgetown must continue to focus attention on its history with slavery as it begins to reconcile with its past, according to a panel discussion on Georgetown’s slaveholding past in Lohrfink Auditorium...

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Panelists discussed the launch of the GU Politics’ Baker Center, which hopes to stimulate policy dialogue, at an event in the Fisher Colloquium on Tuesday.

Baker Center Launch Looks to Create Dialogue, Policy

By Lisa Burgoa April 29, 2016

The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service launched the Baker Center for Leadership and Governance, a nonpartisan initiative focused on discourse and original research, with a town hall...

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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...

Catholic Forum Explores Social Thought on Poor

By Nick Simon December 6, 2013

The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought held its second dialogue focusing on poverty under the Pontificate of Pope Francis Monday night in Gaston Hall. The event, “The Pope and the Poor: Challenges...

Pope Francis Panel Jumpstarts Initiative on Catholic Social Thought

By Johnny Verhovek October 2, 2013

New York Times columnist David Brooks and PBS “NewsHour” political analyst Mark Shields came to campus to launch the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life on Monday evening in Gaston...

Catholic Social Thought Initiative Launches

By Nick Simon October 1, 2013

The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life will launch tonight in Gaston Hall with an event examining Pope Francis’ impact on American public life during his first six months as the leader...

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