Georgetown
Warnock, Sewell discuss ‘sacred’ voting rights — and whether God is Black
By Jack Jenkins — November 18, 2021
(RNS) — Sen. Raphael Warnock described voting as ‘a kind of prayer for the world we desire, for ourselves and our children.’
Eastern Orthodox patriarch meets with Biden, discusses climate change
By Jack Jenkins — October 26, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘The entire life of the church is a calling to ecological awareness,’ said Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew.
Descendants of enslaved people join dig on former Jesuit plantation
By Renée Roden — July 9, 2021
(RNS) — Vickie White Nelson, 49, has deep roots in southern Maryland. Her ancestor, Regis Gough, was enslaved there on a plantation owned by Jesuits.
Jesuits pledge $100 million for descendants of people their order enslaved
By Jack Jenkins — March 16, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The initiative also has a longer-term goal of raising $1 billion.
Biden attends Mass at DC church where he worshipped as VP
By Aamer Madhant — January 25, 2021
(RNS) — The nation's second Catholic president picked Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Georgetown, a few miles from the White House.
Georgetown seeks to make amends for slavery history
By Jerome Socolovsky — September 1, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) Georgetown University officials said steps will include a 'Mass of Reconciliation' with the Jesuits and the Archdiocese of Washington and a memorial to slaves from whom the university benefited.
Can a Catholic hoops conference save college sports?
By David Gibson — April 9, 2013
(RNS) Could a new all-Catholic basketball conference help college athletics -- and even the Catholic Church?
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