On June 3 through 6, the Initiative hosted an unprecedented leadership Convening, “Though Many, One: Overcoming Polarization Through Catholic Social Thought,” which brought to Georgetown 100 emerging and established Catholic leaders with diverse backgrounds and differing ecclesial, political, and ideological commitments. Over three days of listening and learning, dialogue and bridge-building, and prayer and reflection, these diverse leaders explored how Catholic Social Thought can help bring the Church together to advance the common good in a divided nation. John Allen called this Convening “the most serious effort to address divisions in the American Church in a long time—certainly in the five-year era of Pope Francis.”
