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Georgetown students Arun Sood (CAS ’26), Maya Belorusskiy (SFS ’28) and Jackson Smith (SFS ’28) founded Interreligious Dialogues for Engagement and Awareness (IDEA), a group that aims to foster productive discussions across religious beliefs.

New Group Promotes Interreligious Understanding Through Conversation

By Bridget Galibois, Hoya Staff Writer February 13, 2025

Georgetown University students founded a group that aims to foster collaborative discussion across religious beliefs and hosted their first meeting Feb. 10. Arun Sood (CAS ’26), Maya Belorusskiy (SFS...

Georgetown Campus Ministry dedicated a week of service to those affected by the LA wildfires and offered resources to students affected during the week of Jan. 15. (Georgetown University)

Campus Ministry Dedicated Services to Those Affected by California Wildfires

By Shira Oz, City Desk Editor January 24, 2025

Georgetown University Campus Ministry dedicated services throughout the week of Jan. 15 to those affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles, Calif., urging students to support one another. Multiple wildfires...

Kate Hwang/The Hoya | Georgetown University Campus Ministry gathered with students to mourn the loss of the willow oak tree in Red Square.

GU Community Holds Prayer for Red Square Tree Before Removal

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor November 21, 2024

Georgetown University Campus Ministry gathered students for a prayer Nov. 18 to mourn the removal of the willow oak tree in the center of Red Square.  The Red Square willow oak tree will be removed...

Brahmacharini Shweta Chaitanya will lead Dharmic Life at Georgetown, and Rabbi Ilana Zietman will lead Jewish Life at Georgetown.

Georgetown Names New Directors for Dharmic, Jewish Life

By Caroline Rareshide, Contributing Editor May 21, 2024

Georgetown University Campus Ministry announced May 21 the appointments of a new director for Dharmic Life and Hindu spiritual advisor and a new director for Jewish Life beginning Aug. 1. Fr. Mark Bosco,...

Decisions like the Georgetown Lecture Fund's choice to host leaders of the Satanic Temple have sparked campus discourse about the role of Jesuit values in Georgetown's mission today.

What’s the Value in Jesuit Values?: Exploring Spirituality on an Interfaith Campus

By Saroja Ramchandren and Matthew Mancini April 26, 2024

From Holi to Holy Week, the Georgetown University campus is constantly buzzing with celebrations, events and services from a variety of faith traditions. The spiritual diversity present at Georgetown...

Daniel Greilsheimer/The Hoya | Georgetown University's Muslim Life welcomed hundreds of guests for its University Ramadan Celebration and Iftar on April 2, an event open to all faiths that commemorated the spirit of Islam's holy month.

Muslim Life Welcomes Hundreds for Ramadan Celebration, Iftar

By Daniel Greilsheimer, Senior Sports Editor April 5, 2024

Georgetown University welcomed hundreds of guests for its University Ramadan Celebration and Iftar April 2. Muslim Life hosted the event to commemorate the spiritual month of Ramadan, a time of religious...

Campus Ministry, Sikh Student Association Celebrate Gurpurab

Campus Ministry, Sikh Student Association Celebrate Gurpurab

By Akashdiya Chakraborty November 11, 2022

Georgetown University Campus Ministry coordinated a Chaplain’s Tea centered around a Sikh holiday in an effort to further recognize Sikh students at the university. Campus Ministry organized a celebration...

CCC Cabin Name Removed Due to Allegations of Sexual Abuse Against Namesake

CCC Cabin Name Removed Due to Allegations of Sexual Abuse Against Namesake

By Giulia Testa March 8, 2020

Georgetown University Campus Ministry removed the name of the former Jean Vanier Cabin at the Calcagnini Contemplative Center because of an independent inquiry released Feb. 22 that confirmed multiple...

MICHAEL HOWARTH FOR The Hoya | The renovated Copley Crypt Chapel will be used for Orthodox Christian liturgical services, weekly Catholic  mass and other student activities.

Copley Crypt Chapel Renovated, Reopens After Year and a Half

By Yalda Zarrabi November 22, 2019

The renovated Copley Crypt Chapel of the North American Martyrs and St. William Chapel, located in Copley Hall, reopened Nov. 18 after being closed since March 2018.  The Copley Crypt Chapel is...

Mayor Issues 1st Hypothermia Alert for This Season

Mayor Issues 1st Hypothermia Alert for This Season

By Curran Stockton November 8, 2019

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) issued the season’s first hypothermia alert Nov. 1, as the wind chill dropped the temperatures into the low 30s overnight. The city issues hypothermia alerts...

SHYAMSUNDAR: Finding Authentic Hinduism on the Hilltop

SHYAMSUNDAR: Finding Authentic Hinduism on the Hilltop

By Hasini Shyamsundar September 27, 2019

The first time someone asked me if I was a “Hindi,” I felt a heaviness in my chest. I felt it come back when I walked into a department store and saw T-shirts with “Namastay in Bed” and “Namaslay”...

FILE PHOTO: KIRK ZIESER/THE HOYA | Members of the Jewish Student Association attended a Muslim prayer service March 22, a week following the deadly shooting at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand that killed 50 worshippers.

Muslim, Jewish Communities Demonstrate Solidarity After Tragedy

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo April 5, 2019

Every Friday, Muslim Life at Georgetown University runs weekly Jum’ah prayer services at 1:30 p.m. in Bulldog Alley. At the March 22 service, attendees grappled with responding to a devastating massacre....

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