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A person in a dark green uniform with "BETHANY LAND INSTITUTE Forming Leaders in Integral Ecology for Rural Transformation" on the back addresses a diverse group of young adults in a cultivated field.

What does it look like to live ‘Laudato Si’’? You can see it in rural Uganda

October 17, 2025

When Emmanuel Katongole was growing up in rural Uganda, his family’s life centered on a 3-acre plot of land where they grew coffee, beans, maize, bananas and other food crops. A nearby spring, accessible by a short…

Students in the course "Catholic Approaches to War and Peace" with Keough School professor Jerry Powers at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastavere, the church headquarters for the Community of Sant'Egidio

Summer Rome course explores Catholic Church's impact on war and peace

August 02, 2024

Students in the course "Catholic Approaches to War and…

A forest inventory coordinator for USAID describes forest inventory methodology to visitors in Barconnie Community Forest in Grand Bassa County, Liberia, as the two stand amidst a green forested area.

Using forest resources strengthens food security, study finds

July 23, 2024

Forests can reduce hunger in rural households while also capturing carbon and advancing sustainability goals for low- and middle-income countries, according to new research by Daniel C. Miller, associate professor of environmental policy at Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs.