John Carr Archives

Georgetown cites ‘global environmental challenges’ as it divests from fossil fuels

Feb 11, 2020

Georgetown University has voted to divest from fossil fuels.

Labor gains are hard-fought, hard-won, say workers at Georgetown forum

Jan 25, 2020

The gains made by some of the Washington area’s lowest-paid workers require much effort but are necessary in one of the country’s least affordable regions, two worker activists said during a Jan. 22 forum at Georgetown University.

By Mark Pattison

Georgetown initiative spotlights work that remains on abuse crisis

Nov 8, 2019

America’s flagship Catholic universities this year seem to be channeling their inner Newman with regard to the society of the Church, launching major research initiatives, internal dialogues and public forums on the clerical sexual abuse crisis.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Biden’s communion denial highlights faith-politics conflict

Oct 30, 2019

A Catholic priest’s denial of communion to Joe Biden in South Carolina on Sunday illustrates the fine line presidential candidates must walk as they talk about their faiths: balancing religious values with a campaign that asks them to choose a side in polarizing moral debates.

By Meg Kinnard and Elana Schor

Catholics can offer calming voice in a time of fiery political debates

Oct 5, 2019

Catholics — clergy, religious and laypeople in the pews — can utilize the values of their faith to overcome the increasing fiery rhetoric emerging because of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s actions, several Catholic observers said.

By Dennis Sadowski

Panelists examine ‘human costs, moral implications’ of migration crisis

Sep 16, 2019

Facing the challenge of the migration crisis will require voices and actions taken up in solidarity with migrants across the globe, said a speaker at a Sept. 11 dialogue on immigration at Georgetown University.

By Mark Zimmermann, CNS