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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | The honorary degree held by former Washington, D.C. Archbishop and Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was revoked by Georgetown on Tuesday after Pope Francis removed McCarrick from the priesthood for sexual abuse Saturday. Georgetown has never previously rescinded an honorary degree, according to University President John J. DeGioia.

GU Rescinds Honorary Degree Held by Former Cardinal McCarrick

By Mason Mandell February 20, 2019

Georgetown University stripped former Washington, D.C. Archbishop and Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of his honorary degree Feb. 19 after the Vatican expelled him from the priesthood for sexual abuse Feb....

The Vatican Initiates Deeper Investigation Into Sexual Abuse Allegations Against McCarrick

The Vatican Initiates Deeper Investigation Into Sexual Abuse Allegations Against McCarrick

By Mason Mandell October 10, 2018

Pope Francis sanctioned a deeper examination of Vatican archives to investigate allegations of sexual abuse against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The...

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Washington-area Catholics are asking Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl, left, to resign after a decade of improperly addressing widespread sexual assault within the Catholic Church. Wuerl holds an honorary degree from Georgetown, which he received in 2014.

District Leaders, Community Condemn Wuerl Inaction

By Grey Rosenzweig and Deepika Jonnalagadda August 31, 2018

Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine and other prominent Catholics in the city are calling for the Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl to resign due to his handling of past sexual...

The Catholic University of America is one prominent Catholic institution which has denounced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick by revoking his degrees. Georgetown has yet to issue a public response.

Students Urge University to Condemn Former Cardinal Accused of Sexual Abuse

By Will Cassou August 27, 2018

Catholic student groups at Georgetown University are calling upon the university to take a stronger stance against sexual abuse following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against Cardinal Theodore...

Women’s Soccer | GU Falls to Top-Ranked Stanford

By Chris Balthazard August 21, 2016

The Georgetown women’s soccer team (1-1-0) suffered its first loss of the young season on Sunday, falling 3-0 to No. 5 Stanford (2-0-0) under a deluge of second-half Cardinal goals. The three tallies...

WOMEN’S SOCCER | GU Run Ragged by No. 2 Cardinal

By Evan Hollander August 30, 2011

Despite an extra day to prepare thanks to Hurricane Irene, the No. 20 Georgetown women's soccer team came out flat against No. 2 Stanford on Monday afternoon and trailed the entire way en route to a 4-1...

Anti-Abortion Summit at GU

By Sarah Kaplan January 25, 2011

Abortion opponents reaffirmed their commitment to battle Roe v. Wade this past weekend, gathering at Georgetown for the 12th annual Cardinal O'Connor Conference on Life. The conference, which was...

D.C. Archbishop Made Cardinal

By Stephen Levy October 29, 2010

Most Rev. Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, was one of 24 clergymen to be given one of the Vatican's highest honors last week, when he was elevated to cardinal status. Wuerl is the fifth archbishop...

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