June 2025

Article

Is Religion Obsolete?

A Commonweal symposium on the future of traditional religion in America.

By The Editors

June 25, 2025

Religion

Politics

Culture

Article

'What We Do in Our Homes Really Matters'

A new group of Catholic "mom bloggers"—without the reactionary politics—are living their faith, feminism, and motherhood in bold ways.

By Heidi Schlumpf

June 24, 2025

Religion

Culture

Article

Papal Diplomacy & Leo XIV

Fifty years ago, the Helsinki Accords reflected a bipolar world dominated by the U.S. Today, Pope Leo XIV faces a geopolitical environment that is far more unpredictable.

By Massimo Faggioli

June 24, 2025

Article

Head in the Clouds

Valéry's creation of Monsieur Teste personifies his own ambition to be a "witness who is pure intellect."

By Jared Marcel Pollen

June 23, 2025

Books

Feature

Jacaranda Season in Los Angeles

In Los Angeles, our protests have been acts of hope and courage, full of moments of joyful resistance expressed by dancing, singing, and blessings.

By Claudia Avila Cosnahan

June 22, 2025

Religion

Immigration

Donald Trump

Feature

Amy Sherald’s Sacred Monuments

Famed portraitist Amy Sherald brings humanity, monumentality, and self-possession to Black women who are often denied it.

By Aaron Robertson

June 21, 2025

Arts

Culture

Race

Article

Offending the Faith

William F. Buckley's critique of Pope John XXIII was one of the most daring episodes in the conservative eminence's career. He later wished it never had happened.

By Sam Tanenhaus

June 20, 2025

History

Politics

Religion