Rome, June 2025
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Human Fraternity in a Divided World: Writers Engage the Legacy of Pope Francis
Rome, Villa Malta, June 9-10, 2025
In the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pope Francis set out a hopeful vision of human equality and fraternity in his 2020 encyclical Fratelli Tutti (“Brothers and Sisters All”). While acknowledging deep divisions and a pervasive “globalized indifference,” Francis called for a vibrant “culture of encounter” to bring people together, across divides, around shared concerns and common projects. Five years later the Georgetown Global Dialogues are bringing leading novelists and public intellectuals to Rome to explore the theme of human fraternity in our divided world. Explore this page to learn more about the conversations in Rome and to register for the livestreams.
This event is co-sponsored by the Dicastery for Culture and Education, the All of Us Foundation, La Civiltà Cattolica, and the Georgetown University Representative Office in Rome. Sign up to receive updates on the Georgetown Global Dialogues in Rome and other GGD programming.