John Carr Archives

Georgetown initiative spotlights work that remains on abuse crisis

News Analysis
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.

Biden’s communion denial highlights faith-politics conflict

Associated Press, Church in the US
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.

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

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
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.

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

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
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.

A matter of faith: Democrats embrace religion in campaign

Associated Press, Church in the US
Jul 8, 2019

While Republicans have been more inclined to weave faith into their rhetoric, particularly since the rise of the evangelical right in the 1980s, several current Democratic White House hopefuls are explicitly linking their views on policy to religious values.

For candidates and voters, faith plays part in 2020 presidential election

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Jun 1, 2019

“Politics for some is the new religion,” said John Carr, director of Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, which sponsored the May 22 discussion 530 days prior to the presidential election.