Bryan Stevenson

Attendees listen to speakers David Brooks and Francis Collins Feb. 19 during New York Encounter at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York. The annual cultural event organized by the Communion and Liberation lay movement. (Mariagustina Fabara Martinez)

New York Encounter explores 'urge for the truth'

The imperative to regain trust in science amid the COVID-19 pandemic was a recurring theme at the annual New York Encounter cultural event. But even as participants gathered Feb. 18-20, divisiveness was evident.

Stephen G. Adubato

Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, speaks June 14, 2018, during the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual spring assembly in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (CNS/Bob Roller)

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