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For older adults in the Himalayas, family and social connection matters the most

Author: Suraj Parajuli

Women sit on the ground with medical supplies, one is writing while others look on.

Suraj Parajuli is a second-year master of global affairs student from Nepal who is majoring in governance and policy and working as a communications assistant at the Ansari Institute. His research sits at the intersection of public health, poverty and the political economy of development.…

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Prioritizing people and the planet: Cardinal Turkson stresses dignity, integral ecology during visit to Notre Dame 

Author: Josh Stowe

Cardinal Peter Turkson visited Rev. Emmanuel Katongole’s ethical practice seminar, where he took questions from global affairs students.

Cardinal Peter Turkson visited campus October 4-6, meeting with faculty, students and administrators in the University’s Keough School of Global Affairs to share his perspectives as a leading voice on Catholic social teaching, justice and integral human development. 

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Events

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Fr. Drew Christiansen Lecture: Israel/Palestine: The Church's Vision for Building a Holy Land of Equals

Time: Wed Nov 4, 2026, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Location: Jenkins-Nanovic Hall, Room 1030

In an outdoor, elevated rural landscape, a young man wearing a dark t-shirt and dark pants crouches down to tend to the soil in the foreground, near a low stone retaining wall and leafy grapevines, while a chain-link fence and a long concrete separation barrier snake through the arid, tree-dotted hillside in the background. The word postponed to seen across the front of the picture.

This event has been postponed. Please stay tuned for further information. Please join us for the Fr. Drew Christiansen, SJ annual lecture as Farid Jubran, Public & Governmental Affairs Advisor to the Roman Catholic diocese for Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, and Palestine, discusses challenges and opportunities for building a Holy Land of equals for the Abrahamic faiths in Palestine and Israel.

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Friday, November 6, 2026

MVP Fridays: “Why I Am Not an Atheist” featuring Christopher Beha

Time: Fri Nov 6, 2026, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Location: Geddes Hall, Andrews Auditorium

MVP Fridays: “Why I Am Not an Atheist” featuring Christopher Beha

The Institute for Social Concerns presents MVP Fridays: “Why I Am Not an Atheist” featuring Christopher Beha, author of Why I Am Not an Atheist: The Confessions of a Skeptical Believer. Friday, November 6 at 4pm in the Geddes Hall Andrews Auditorium. Reception and book signing to follow. This event is free and open to the public.

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