Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown

Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown To share Catholic Social Thought more broadly with public policy challenges; to reach the next generation of leaders; to become "salt, light and leaven."
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Georgetown University is home to a new effort to advance understanding of Catholic Social Thought and its importance for public affairs. The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life promotes the education of a new generation of Catholic lay leaders and engage a broad dialogue about Catholic Social Thought across wide range of contemporary policy challenges. Through education and outre

ach activities, the Initiative will:

• Promote knowledge and dialogue about Catholic social teaching as it relates to critical economic, social, and political issues in the United States and the world.

• Prepare students, community leaders, and public officials for affirmative engagement in public life and advance a principled and consistent version of Catholic lay leadership in politics and society.

• Engage religious leaders and public officials inside and outside the Catholic tradition in efforts to promote civil dialogue and collaboration for the common good.

Daniel Daly is the founding executive director of the Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health, sponsored by Th...
05/30/2026

Daniel Daly is the founding executive director of the Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health, sponsored by The Catholic Health Association of the United States. He will join the online Public Dialogue “Magnifica Humanitas: AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo’s New Encyclical” on Tuesday, June 2 at 3:00 pm EDT. RSVP: bit.ly/PopeLeoAI

The Initiative’s online Public Dialogue “Magnifica Humanitas: AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo’s New Encyclica...
05/30/2026

The Initiative’s online Public Dialogue “Magnifica Humanitas: AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo’s New Encyclical” on Tuesday, June 2 at 3:00 pm EDT will gather leading experts to explore the new document’s wide-ranging implications. RSVP: bit.ly/PopeLeoAI Archbishop Paul Coakley, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, The Catholic Health Association of the United States, Notre Dame Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, University of Notre Dame, Dicastery for Culture and Education

Emilce Cuda is an Argentinian theologian and secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America at the Holy See, w...
05/29/2026

Emilce Cuda is an Argentinian theologian and secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America at the Holy See, where she worked closely with Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, and was an advisor to Pope Francis. She will be a part of the online Public Dialogue “Magnifica Humanitas: AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo’s New Encyclical” on Tuesday, June 2 at 3:00 pm EDT. RSVP: bit.ly/PopeLeoAI

Pope Leo’s new encyclical calls us to ask, in every context – work, family, education, public life – whether our technol...
05/29/2026

Pope Leo’s new encyclical calls us to ask, in every context – work, family, education, public life – whether our technologies are serving human dignity or eroding it. Join the June 2 online Public Dialogue “Magnifica Humanitas: AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo’s New Encyclical” at 3:00 pm EDT to explore this and more. RSVP: bit.ly/PopeLeoAI Archbishop Paul Coakley, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, The Catholic Health Association of the United States, Notre Dame Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, University of Notre Dame, Dicastery for Culture and Education

Meghan Sullivan is the founding director of the Notre Dame Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, where she leads the...
05/28/2026

Meghan Sullivan is the founding director of the Notre Dame Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, where she leads the DELTA Network, a major effort to develop a shared, faith-based ethical framework for scholars, religious leaders, tech leaders, and others to discern appropriate uses of artificial intelligence. She will join the online Public Dialogue “Magnifica Humanitas: AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo’s New Encyclical” on Tuesday, June 2 at 3:00 pm EDT. RSVP: bit.ly/PopeLeoAI

On June 2 at 3:00 pm EDT, join Archbishop Paul Coakley, Emilce Cuda, Daniel Daly, Meghan Sullivan, and Bishop Paul Tighe...
05/28/2026

On June 2 at 3:00 pm EDT, join Archbishop Paul Coakley, Emilce Cuda, Daniel Daly, Meghan Sullivan, and Bishop Paul Tighe for an online Public Dialogue “Magnifica Humanitas: AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo’s New Encyclical.” RSVP: bit.ly/PopeLeoAI , United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, The Catholic Health Association of the United States, Notre Dame Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, University of Notre Dame, Dicastery for Culture and Education

Archbishop Paul Coakley is the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the archbishop of the A...
05/27/2026

Archbishop Paul Coakley is the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. He will join the online Public Dialogue “Magnifica Humanitas: AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo’s New Encyclical” on Tuesday, June 2 at 3:00 pm EDT. RSVP: bit.ly/PopeLeoAI

Pope Leo’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”), asks us to consider what it means to promote ...
05/27/2026

Pope Leo’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”), asks us to consider what it means to promote the common good and safeguard the human person, especially with the development of artificial intelligence. On June 2 at 3:00 pm, join five Catholic leaders and experts for the online Public Dialogue “Magnifica Humanitas: AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo’s New Encyclical.” RSVP: bit.ly/PopeLeoAI Archbishop Paul Coakley, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, The Catholic Health Association of the United States, Notre Dame Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, University of Notre Dame, Dicastery for Culture and Education

05/26/2026

Initiative director Kim Daniels appeared on The Lead with Jake Tapper to discuss Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas:

“Today Pope Leo delivered something that is urgently needed, and that is a people-first vision of AI.”

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