(WASHINGTON, D.C.) While there are many emerging questions in America’s current political landscape, one consistently rises to the top: Who is better positioned to make decisions about how particular communities thrive — the federal government or the communities themselves?
U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney of Florida will address how subsidiarity can serve as a guiding principle for communities at “Subsidiarity in Politics, Culture, and Economy,” a symposium hosted by the new Institute for Human Ecology at The Catholic University of America this fall.
Joseph Capizzi, executive director of the Institute for Human Ecology, remarked, “A longstanding principle of Catholic social teaching is the idea that society should be organized around different levels of communities in order for people to thrive.”
Rooney, who formerly served as the Ambassador to the Holy See from 2005 to 2008, will be joined by the following panelists:
This event is free and open to the public. Attendees should R.S.V.P. to ihe@cua.edu or 202-319-5892.
Members of the media are invited to attend the lecture, or watch it via live stream. It will take place October 23, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. in Heritage Hall on the Catholic University campus (620 Michigan Ave. N.E., Washington, D.C.).
MEDIA: To schedule an interview or attend the event, contact the Office of Marketing and Communications at communications@cua.edu or 202-319-5600.
Date:
October 23, 2017
Time:
1:30 pm
Venue:
McGivney Hall’s Keane Auditorium at The Catholic University of America
620 Michigan Ave. N.E.
Washington, DC United State
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