Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

FILE PHOTO: MICHELLE CASSIDY/THE HOYA | The cemetery, which has the graves of over 1,000 freed and enslaved African Americans, expects to finish renovations by early 2020.

Renovations to the Neglected Holy Rood Cemetery Underway

By Hansen Lian November 1, 2019

Holy Rood Cemetery, which was one of the nation’s largest burial places for enslaved black people, is undergoing extensive renovations to restore its historic grounds.  FILE PHOTO: MICHELLE...

JEAN DENIS BEUCHER/PINTEREST | Fr. Martin J. Casey, S.J., was plausibly accused of sexually abusing a minor at Holy Trinity Church on N Street, according to a December 2018 report by the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus.

Long-Time Georgetown Jesuit Casey Abused a Minor at Holy Trinity

By Myroslav March 15, 2019

During a long and storied career in Washington, D.C., Fr. Martin J. Casey, S.J., baptized the son of a president, held central roles in the Georgetown Jesuit Community and was buried on Georgetown’s...

COURTESY HOLY TRINITY 
The Holy Trinity Catholic Church supported a Syrian refugee family whose travel to resettle in the U.S. was delayed by the Jan. 27 executive order.

From Syria to Safety: A Family’s Journey to D.C.

By Kshithij Shrinath February 28, 2017

The children had been pulled out of school. Belongings were stuffed into four suitcases and the long flights were booked. After fleeing conflict in Syria and finding brief refuge in Erbil, Iraq, the...

Petition for Georgetown to Sponsor Refugees Launches

By Madeline Charbonneau February 24, 2017

About 300 students have signed a petition to make Georgetown the first U.S. Catholic university to sponsor a family of refugees as part of new refugee advocacy group Heed the Call. The petition, launched...

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