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The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life is a unique effort to promote dialogue on Catholic social thought and national and global issues, build bridges across political, religious, and ideological lines, and encourage a new generation of Catholic lay leaders to see their faith as an asset in pursuing the common good.

Events

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Nov
18
2024

Blessed Are the Peacemakers Event

In a world fractured by terrible violence, from Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan, and other places, the pursuit of peace seems more distant than ever. Throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis has lamented this “third world war fought piecemeal.” How can Catholics and people of good will answer the…

Oscar Elizalde, Matthias Kopp, Austen Ivereigh, and Kim Daniels at the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Georgetown Partners with Vatican, Pope Francis on Initiatives Across the University

 Georgetown University has several initiatives connected with the Vatican and Pope Francis, including Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life director Kim Daniels who is a member of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication and was appointed to serve as an expert advisor for the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops and as the coordinator of the synod study group on the Church’s mission in the digital environment.

Seven cardinals, bishops, experts from US are part of synod's study groups

The General Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops released the names of members of two sets of study groups that have been conducting an in-depth look into several themes that emerged during the first assembly of the synod on synodality in 2023. Among the seven members of the groups from the United States is Kim Daniels, director of Georgetown's Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life and coordinator of the study group on "The Mission in the Digital Environment".

Director Kim Daniels interviewed by Christiane Amanpour on CNN

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour spoke to Kim Daniels, Director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University and Member of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication, about Pope Francis allowing informal blessing for same-sex couples, the legacy of Pope Francis, and the Synod as broadening participation and deepening our connectedness.