Georgetown University
Georgetown University apologizes for role in slave trade
By Adelle M. Banks — April 18, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) The day of remembrance, which includes a liturgy and the rededication of two buildings, came seven months after the university announced plans to mark its connections to the slave trade.
What’s US religion worth? $1.2 trillion, says one demographer
By Lauren Markoe — September 14, 2016
(RNS) It might seem folly to try to put a number on religion's value to American society. But Brian Grim gave it a try.
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.
A creative approach to Georgetown’s sin of slavery
By Martin E. Marty — June 7, 2016
In a comment to one of the many blog posts about a controversy concerning Georgetown University’s past with slavery, we read: “I did not enslave anyone. I did not profit from slavery.” Such an abrupt dismissal of the moral issues is alienating, but the responder who added this comment hung around long enough to quicken […]
Cecile Richards gets a standing ovation at Georgetown amid protests
By Adelle M. Banks — April 20, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) The media were not permitted inside, but students who heard her said she urged respect for those who think women should have choice in their reproductive decisions.
How Georgetown fosters a civil debate on abortion (COMMENTARY)
By Jacob Lupfer — April 14, 2016
(RNS) I find the conservative critique that “Georgetown is not Catholic enough” to be weak and misinformed.
Washington cardinal rebukes Georgetown for inviting Planned Parenthood chief
By David Gibson — March 8, 2016
(RNS) No authentically Catholic school should give a special platform to voices that promote abortion, he said.
Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards to speak at Georgetown University
By Adelle M. Banks — March 7, 2016
(RNS) The Cardinal Newman Society condemned plans for the speech, which it said features "a wicked woman who defends the sale of baby body parts.”
Vice president joins faith leaders in condemning anti-Muslim rhetoric
By Lilly Fowler — December 16, 2015
(RNS) Surrounded by clergy wearing different religious garb, Biden says: “Look around. This is America.”
Religious freedom key to global security, experts tell Georgetown symposium
By Sara Weissman — July 16, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) When three in four nations restrict religious speech and practice, it's a "crisis," said the director of the Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs.
Obama: Defeating poverty takes money and ‘transformative power’ of faith groups
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 12, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) In a rare appearance in a panel discussion, the president talked public policy with progressive and conservative voices before an audience of Catholic and evangelical leaders.
6 things to expect in the pope’s address to Congress
By David Gibson — April 30, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) Want to know what Pope Francis will say to Congress in September? A top adviser offers a preview.
Faith-based aid groups face a hurdle: the faith that drives them
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 6, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) Faith and foreign aid make a complex, controversial mix. Yet leaders of faith-based nonprofits say the two can't be separated.
‘Exorcist’ creators haunt Georgetown 40 years later
By Brian Truitt — October 10, 2013
Returning to one of the key scenes from "The Exorcist" feels like a religious experience for the creative minds behind the 1973 film classic.
Jesuits face a shrinking pool of university presidents
By Tim Townsend — May 9, 2013
ST. LOUIS (RNS) For nearly two centuries, St. Louis University has been led by the Jesuits. But now, because of a rapidly shrinking pool of eligible leaders, SLU -- like many Jesuit schools -- could be lead by a lay person.
