Article A Contentious Trip to Canada An anguished First Peoples’ cry for recognition and reparation was the backdrop for Francis’s visit to Canada this summer.By Michael W. HigginsSeptember 4, 2022 Pope Francis History Indigenous Peoples
Article The Vagaries of God-Making The deification of powerful, sometimes oppressive, men has been present throughout human history and isn’t likely to stop anytime soon.By Nate KlugJune 22, 2022 Books History Indigenous Peoples
Article Good Spirits In Margaret Verble’s new novel, ghosts serve as a means of preserving indigenous culture.By Katherine LuckyOctober 30, 2021 Fiction Indigenous Peoples
Article The Wrong Men Canadian bishops still won’t confront the shameful legacy of residential schools.By Michael W. HigginsJuly 30, 2021 Bishops Foreign Affairs Indigenous Peoples
Article Maxima Culpa The Church should respond to the horror of unmarked graves in Canadian residential schools with apologies, not evasions.By Matt DinanJuly 15, 2021 Indigenous Peoples Bishops Pope Francis Death and Dying
PoliticsJust Call It Fascism The thinly veiled fascism of Russian “philosopher” Alexander Dugin has attracted right-wing attention and admiration. By Matt McManusNovember 27, 2022
ReligionCall It ‘Exculturation’ We're seeing an unbinding of the deep affinity between representations of culture and Catholic culture. How did Catholicism come to be seen as the enemy?By Massimo FaggioliDecember 19, 2022
CultureToo Casual? Christine Emba calls for a new sexual ethic, a rethinking of sex down to its roots. But her effort to develop an alternative ultimately disappoints.By Daniel WaldenDecember 4, 2022
BooksTwo Sides of Dignity By letting civility happen, we take better care not only of others and of the world itself, but of ourselves.By Costică BrădăţanNovember 2, 2022
CollectionsThe Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI A collection of Commonweal’s writings on the life and legacy of Pope Benedict XVI.By The EditorsJanuary 1, 2023