Georgetown University Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life

Communion, Catholics, and Public Life: Where Do We Go from Here?

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Voter Participation and the Common Good: Political Strategies, Moral Questions, Catholic Principles

Young and Latino Leaders on Immigration: Continuing Challenges, New Urgency, Time for Action

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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.

Audience at Public Dialogue on Dorothy Day in January 2020

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2021

Communion, Catholics, and Public Life: Where Do We Go From Here? Event

In June 2021, U.S. Catholic bishops vigorously debated and then voted to proceed with a document on “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church.” This discussion and decision have generated considerable conflict, confusion, and controversy, especially related to the question of communion…

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Jun
21

2021

Voter Participation and the Common Good Event

May
4

2021

Young and Latino Leaders on Immigration: Continuing Challenges, New Urgency, Time for Action Event

Apr
15

2021

Immigration Challenges and Choices: People, Principles, and Policies Event

Mar
30

2021

Life, Young Latinos, and COVID-19: Where Do We Go From Here? Event

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Pope Francis embraces a young boy during his visit to Washington, DC in September 2015

Twelve Themes from Fratelli Tutti by John Carr

John Carr offers 12 themes from Pope Francis' new encyclical: "Fratelli Tutti is a powerful expression of faith in a time of doubt, a call to hope in a time of fear, and a challenge to love in at a time of anger and division."

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I helped write the bishops’ first document on Catholics and voting. Here’s why I’m voting Biden, not Trump.

Initiative director John Carr wrote an article for America on the U.S. Catholic Bishops' document "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship" and political homelessness in the 2020 presidential election. On why he's voting for Joe Biden, Carr says, “Character, competence, honesty, and integrity are crucial."

Pope Francis and the Reform of the Church

On August 31 Georgetown University and La Civiltà Cattolica, a prominent Jesuit journal in Rome, hosted a webinar to discuss the challenges facing Pope Francis in his efforts to reform the Church and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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