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Article Ross Douthat Delivers 19th Annual Commonweal Lecture The author and 'New York Times' columnist discussed the Catholic Church’s place in the landscape of U.S. politics and culture today. By The Editors April 30, 2026 News
Article 'Commonweal' Helps Usher in Inaugural Symposium at Notre Dame The Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good hosted the Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton Culture and the Public Good Symposium at Notre Dame. By The Editors April 30, 2026 News
Article The Loom of Literature Pope Francis knew that literature is one of the rare human practices still able to establish a common ground. By Antonio Spadaro April 30, 2026 Literature Culture Books Pope Francis
Article A Crisis of Belonging For Anton Jäger, ours is an era of political excitation absent durable organization. Pope Francis can help us envision a better way forward. By Daniele Palmer April 29, 2026 Politics Culture Books
Article Pope and President, at Odds Again? Trump keeps pushing policies that are opposed by Catholic teaching—and this U.S.-born pope doesn’t seem to be willing to keep quiet about them. By Heidi Schlumpf April 28, 2026 Donald Trump Pope Leo XIV Religion Politics
Article Dancing on a Volcano In Ian Buruma’s telling, Berlin during World War II was a time of contradictions: hedonism, escapism, heroism, and compromise. By Bryn Stole April 28, 2026 History Nonfiction Europe
Article Books in Brief The Editors read about urban gardening, a fantasy baseball association, and the effects of Evangelical fire-and-brimstone rhetoric on children. By The Editors April 28, 2026 Books in Brief Books
Article ‘Against Your Better Judgment’ Seamus Heaney's imaginative reach for the transcendent made him the model of a religious poet for a secular age. By Kevin T. O’Connor April 27, 2026 Poetry Spirituality Books
Article Waiting in Darkness The United States' sanctions in Cuba are a kind of violence, depriving Cubans of basic health and safety. By Joy Gordon April 27, 2026 Latin America Economy Foreign Affairs