Article What Francis Means by ‘Fratelli Tutti’ Yes, we should be concerned about the all-male ‘Fratelli tutti.’ But we need a more expansive, charitable view of Francis’s deliberate word choices.By Carmen M. Nanko-FernándezMarch 12, 2023 Pope Francis Theology Poverty Fratelli tutti
Article Building the Culture of Encounter What must we do to develop a true culture of encounter?By Leo J. O’DonovanSeptember 14, 2022 Pope Francis Synodality Bishops Fratelli tutti
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 Many and One A living Church must hold two seemingly opposed but equally radiant goods: the local and the universal.By Vinson CunninghamDecember 14, 2020 Fratelli tutti Pope Francis Race
Article Reconsidering ‘Chisme’ ‘Chisme’ can be a way of speaking publicly for those who feel they lack power or permission.By Neomi De AndaDecember 8, 2020 Fratelli tutti Pope Francis
Article Radical Truths At a time when politics appeals to the worst in us, ‘Fratelli tutti’ is a beautiful meditation on what life together as a human family can be.By William T. CavanaughDecember 2, 2020 Fratelli tutti Pope Francis
PoliticsIs ‘Bronze Age Pervert’ Born to Rule? It’s hard to understand how anyone can think of Bronze Age Pervert as a role model, but an alarming number of young would-be fascists apparently do.By Matt McManusNovember 19, 2023
ReligionSold by the Jesuits Rachel L. Swarns's book dives into the history and legacy of the 272 slaves sold by the Jesuits at Georgetown University.By Marcia ChatelainNovember 15, 2023
CultureHave We Become Gods? Tara Isabella Burton’s new book asks: How has self-creation in pursuit of profit become our social ideal?By Brad EastNovember 15, 2023
BooksPreserving Hope for Humanity One fear ties together techno-utopian fantasies and anti-birth environmentalism: the messy, imperfect reality of our human bodies.By Gilbert MeilaenderNovember 1, 2023
CollectionsThe Israel-Palestine Conflict A collection of Commonweal's writings on the Israel-Palestine conflict since 2009By The EditorsNovember 14, 2023