Rev. Kevin O'Brien, S.J.

Father O'Brien is Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Georgetown University, where he coordinates the largest interfaith campus ministry in the country and directs programs in the Catholic and Jesuit tradition with faculty, students and alumni. A graduate of Georgetown University (C’88), he joined the Society of Jesus in 1996. Before joining the Jesuits, Fr. O'Brien practiced law and taught high school in south Florida where he grew up. As a Jesuit he has worked and lived in India, Mexico, and Bolivia, and served as a chaplain in an immigration detention center on the Arizona-Mexico border.

Pope Francis

Since his election as pope in March 2013, much attention has been given to Pope Francis’ commentary on public policy issues. His first visit outside of Rome was to the island of Lampedusa, off the coast of Italy, where he condemned global indifference to the plight of refugees, thousands of whom have died trying to […]