Article Poem | My Grandmother Told Me "Let the rain on your rooftop lay its long / fingers on your sleep, and take the hurt away / from what surrounds us." By Richard Tillinghast April 22, 2025 Poetry
Article Earth Day Writing from Commonweal reflects on the beauty of the Earth, the danger it is in, and how to protect it. By The Editors April 22, 2025 Environment Climate Change Politics Poetry
Article Natalia Imperatori-Lee Discusses Women’s Ordination and Francis’s Legacy in CNN “Francis unlocked a different kind of Catholicism in the public square," Imperatori-Lee argued. By The Editors April 22, 2025 News
Feature Controverted to the Core In the 1980s, artists—from Madonna to Leonard Cohen—claimed prayer, scripture, image, and ritual as their own. By Paul Elie April 22, 2025 Religion Politics Culture
Article Perfect Love Casts Out Fear The fearlessness of Pope Francis explains the extraordinary devotion so many felt toward him—and the antipathy of the powerful few. By Paul Lakeland April 22, 2025 Religion Pope Francis Death and Dying
Article Poem | Bushel "Past sixty, / my light still under its bushel, / I need to get clear, and soon." By Harold Van Lonkhuyzen April 21, 2025 Poetry
Article Letters | Progressives, pilgrims, and the lessons of history Readers debate progressive prejudices, discuss faith and doubt, and praise a recent essay about Trump's betrayal of Ukraine. By The Editors April 21, 2025 Letters
Article Contributing Writer Paul Moses Discusses Francis’s Legacy on NY1 Ultimately, Moses suggested that Francis is best understood not as a ‘liberal’ or a ‘conservative’ but as a ‘seamless garment’ Catholic. By The Editors April 21, 2025 News
Article Francis’s Church? From an emphasis on the global church to synodality, Pope Francis brought an outsider's perspective to his twelve-year papacy. By Massimo Faggioli April 21, 2025 Pope Francis Vatican Synodality
