Article Subversive Orthodoxy A new documentary explores Fr. Jim Martin’s LGBT ministryBy Michael LeachJuly 22, 2022 LGBTQ issues U.S. Catholicism Movies
Article Doubling Down There is nothing recognizably Catholic about the approach to politics or internal Church disagreements taken by Catholics for Choice.By Paul BaumannJuly 21, 2022 Abortion U.S. Catholicism
Article Closer Encounters A conference in Rome brings clarity to one of Pope Francis’s more elusive conceptsBy Paul ElieJuly 20, 2022 Pope Francis Fratelli tutti Synodality
Article Can Sanctions Help Save Ukraine? A new book by Nicholas Mulder explores the limitations of sanctions throughout history.By David CortrightJuly 19, 2022 Ukraine International Books War and Peace
Article How Francis Talks About the Liturgy Pope Francis’ latest apostolic letter, ‘Desiderio desideravi,’ reflects his understanding of Vatican II and its legacy.By Massimo FaggioliJuly 18, 2022 Pope Francis Vatican II
Article Spiritual Battle As bizarre as Viganò’s claims are, we cannot ignore that a Catholic archbishop actively assisted Steve Bannon in spreading the Big Lie leading up to January 6.By Paul MosesJuly 15, 2022 U.S. Catholicism Donald Trump Bishops
PoliticsDouble Standards African nations face what appears to be a double standard, which has made them skeptical of the promise of real international criminal justice.By Fernando C. SaldivarJuly 28, 2022
Religion‘Natural Enemies’ No More John T. McGreevy on the history of the papacy’s relationship with democracy.By John T. McGreevyJuly 24, 2022
CultureMy Mother’s Honeymoon “The country of my parents’ romance was located in the territory whose borders were Rome to the East and Hollywood to the West.”By Mary GordonJuly 26, 2022
BooksStrict Account Bernardine Evaristo’s ‘Manifesto’ offers a clear, spirited account of the author’s experience as a biracial woman in the publishing world. By Valerie SayersJuly 23, 2022
CollectionsFaith & the LGBTQ Community Commonweal writers explore the intersection of faith, politics, aesthetics, and the LGBTQ community.By The EditorsJune 21, 2022