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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life Selects New Director

Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life Selects New Director

By Kate Loughran January 20, 2023

Kim Daniels, an advisor to the Vatican and Catholic church officials, will be the new director of Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life.  Daniels, who...

Global Health Initiative Faculty Forum

Community Solidarity Essential During COVID-19 Pandemic, Panel Says

By Yalda Zarrabi March 30, 2020

Communities must unite in solidarity to protect one another during the global COVID-19 pandemic, a panel of health experts and Catholic leaders said in a Facebook Live event Thursday. COVID-19, a respiratory...

Panel Ignites Abortion, Immigration Dialogue

By Owen Eagan April 15, 2016

Immigration and anti-abortion activists advocated for the increased need to protect migrants, the unborn and other vulnerable individuals in the face of a prevailing “throwaway culture” at a discussion...

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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...

Panel Discusses Implications of Papal Visit

By Christian Paz October 4, 2015

The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life hosted a panel discussion on the impact of Pope Francis’ visit to the United States and his message on politics, culture and religion last Monday...

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President Barack Obama discussed the cost of poverty in Gaston Hall on Tuesday.

Obama Discusses Cost of Poverty

By Katherine Richardson May 13, 2015

President Barack Obama discussed the moral and economic costs of poverty in a panel in Gaston Hall on Tuesday. Moderated by Washington Post columnist and McCourt School of Public Policy professor E.J....

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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