Article El Paso Bishop’s Lecture for Commonweal Mentioned in The New York Times Pulitzer Prize recipient and former Times reporter Linda Greenhouse shouted out an April lecture by El Paso Bishop Mark J. Seitz. By The Editors July 14, 2025 News
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Article Aaron Robertson Receives Inaugural Commonweal Centennial Fellowship Throughout the yearlong fellowship, Robertson will explore Black Catholic life, along with alternative and secular Black spiritual traditions. By The Editors July 9, 2025 News
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Article More than Abstractions Sustained peace in Ukraine cannot be achieved by closing one's eyes to Russian aggression. By John Connelly July 8, 2025 Continuing the Conversation War and Peace Ukraine
Article Commonweal Announces Three New Board Members We are thrilled to welcome Drs. Hosffman Ospino, Meghan Sullivan, and Michael Okincyzc-Cruz to Commonweal's board of directors. By The Editors July 7, 2025 News
