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Reverend Dr. Hans Zollner, SJ will deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture titled "How Is the Catholic Church Safeguarding Children? A Perspective After the Recent Developments in Europe." Generously supported by Terrence R. Keeley, the lecture is now in its second decade. It provides a way for the Nanovic Institute to deepen Notre Dame’s connection to the Holy See by bringing distinguished representatives from the Vatican to Notre Dame to explore questions involving Notre Dame’s Catholic mission. Each year’s lecturer is chosen by the Institute in close consultation with its Advisory Board and the Notre Dame administration.…

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What perspectives do Native American traditions bring to our understanding of human dignity? Given past injustices, how can we work together to build more inclusive societies that advance the flourishing of all people? Join us to hear from a panel of Native American students, academics, and professionals. 

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Join us for an interdisciplinary conference examining how religion has shaped—and contested—the projection of U.S. power around the globe from the 19th century to the present.  The conference will take place on Friday and Saturday, April 8–9, 2022 at the McKenna Hall Conference Center on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. This event will take place in person. …

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Join us for an interdisciplinary conference examining how religion has shaped—and contested—the projection of U.S. power around the globe from the 19th century to the present.  The conference will take place on Friday and Saturday, April 8–9, 2022 at the McKenna Hall Conference Center on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. This event will take place in person. …

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Featuring Gladys Ganiel, Reader, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast Drawing on interviews with Presbyterian ministers who served during Northern Ireland’s Troubles (ca. 1968-1998) and churchgoing victims of violence, Ganiel argues that one of clergy’s primary roles has been overlooked: their work as “first responders” who provide pastoral support for victims through prayer and presence. The emotional and spiritual energy expended in this first responders role poses a significant challenge to “prophetic” leadership, especially during periods of intense violence. Moreover, the pastoral demands of dealing with the past continue to occupy Northern Ireland’s Presbyterian ministers more than two decades after the peace agreement; while competing societal conceptions of forgiveness, reconciliation, and justice hinder clergy’s ability to play transformative roles. …

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The false claim of being “the only democracy in the Middle East” has traditionally been used by Israel's apologists to whitewash its crimes and human rights violations against Palestinians. This has especially been the case with the Abraham Accords, passed in 2020 by former President Donald Trump under the pretense of ushering in a “new era of peace” between Israel and its undemocratic Arab neighbors.

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Thursday, April 21 12:30 p.m. – 1: 30 p.m. ET (US)  Zoom Webinar Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly invoked religion in an effort to justify the Russian invasion of Ukraine. How, specifically, has Putin used religion—and in particular, Russian Orthodox Christianity—in his rhetoric? To what extent has it helped him build support for the war? How do such actions fit into a larger global context where political leaders at times seek to instrumentalize religion for ostensibly secular ends? And how is religion helping to address the human cost of the war, as religious NGOs provide assistance for Ukrainian refugees? …

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