Politics
Five Years of Pope Francis’ Papacy: Panel Discussion on Geopolitical, Ecumenical, and Cultural Perspectives
At the end of Pope Francis’ first five years in the papacy, this panel evaluates how he is calling the Church to encounter a deeper human experience by valuing diversity through...
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The Challenge of Peace Pursued Through Christian-Muslim Dialogue
Scott Alexander, Ph.D. and Imam Hassan Al-Qazwini engage the 2017–18 Center for Social Concerns annual theme, Living the Challenge of Peace, by discussing how peace and justice...
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U.S. Democratic Health in Stable Condition, According to New Democratic Virtues Index
In a current political environment that some view as divisive and extremely partisan, a new Democratic Virtues Index from the University of Notre Dame’s Rooney Center for the...
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Prominent Women in Political Office Boost Female Candidates down Ballot, New Research Finds
The presence of a prominent female officeholder has a positive effect on the number of women running for lower offices in her state, according to new research by University of...
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The Tyranny of the Moderns
Keynote address given by James Hankins (Harvard University) at the 2017 Notre Dame Fall Conference. This was a part of the Fall Conference of 2017 called, “Through Every Human...
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Views from the West Wing: How Global Trends Shape U.S. Foreign Policy
Throughout history, U.S. presidential Chiefs of Staff have held a front row seat to some of the most important and influential events in our nation’s history — from tense...
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Today’s Struggle for Racial and Economic Justice
Fred Redmond, international vice president of United Steelworkers (USW), delivers the 36th McBride Lecture, a biennial event sponsored by the Higgins Labor Program and Center for...
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Catholic Relief Services Agency Panel
Kim Lamberty, director of university and mission engagement for Catholic Relief Services, leads this panel discussion which addresses the intersection between integral human...
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Integral Human Development: From Paternalism to Accompaniment
To what extent can ordinary people, and especially underserved and marginalized people, hope to determine the direction of their own lives and the shape of their own communities?...
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The Populorum Progressio Roots of Present Day Catholic Social Teaching: Pope Paul VI
Populorum Progressio is widely regarded as the magna carta of development, providing the basis for many of the Catholic Church’s policies on integral human development. Stefano...
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Is it Time to Try Socialism?
Bhaskar Sunkara of Jacobin Magazine, and Jay Richards, professor at The Catholic University of America, debate the merits of socialism.
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Ten Years Hence 2017: Professor Frank Incopera
Professor Frank Incropera, H. Clifford and Evelyn A. Brosey Professor Emeritus and Matthew H. McCloskey Dean Emeritus of the College of Engineering at the University of Notre...
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