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Article A Shrine and a School Christian Smith wants Notre Dame to be pure. But shrines are never pure—and Notre Dame is an American Catholic shrine. By Cathleen Kaveny & Robin Darling Young February 18, 2026 Religion Culture Higher Education
Article Leo’s Transatlantic Task How will Pope Leo navigate a growing hostility between the United States and the European continent? By Massimo Faggioli February 14, 2026 Pope Leo XIV Religion Vatican Donald Trump
Article Bernard the Elder Remembering Bernard P. Prusak: inspiring teacher, prolific theologian, and loving father. By Bernard G. Prusak February 13, 2026 Obituary Death and Dying Religion
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Article The Priesthood’s Ritual Logic I was initially certain the Church’s refusal to ordain women was an archaic bit of chauvinism. But now I'm no longer certain that is the real issue. By Paul Baumann February 10, 2026 Women in the Church Religion
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Article A Multiracial Right? It might be time to question the assumption that the Democrats will always be the more diverse of the two major parties. By Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins February 5, 2026 Donald Trump Religion Politics
Article The Politics of Empty Chairs By exiting international organizations, Trump creates a void that will be filled by competition, force, and fragmentation. By Antonio Spadaro February 3, 2026 International Politics Donald Trump
Article Another Requiem in Minneapolis The personal misery of a police state is hard for language to capture. By Patricia Hampl January 31, 2026 Politics Immigration Donald Trump
Article Alex Pretti, Martyr By his spontaneous example, Alex Pretti called all Americans, but especially American Christians, to account. By Terence Sweeney January 29, 2026 Religion Politics Immigration Donald Trump
Article Things Will Get Better Before They Get Worse For Bernard Lonergan, the drama of human history is—even right now, even in the United States—in the process of being redeemed by God through grace. By Jonathan Heaps January 29, 2026 Religion Philosophy History
Article Twice Blest For Christopher Ricks, the critic is in the business of catching at felicities: those seeming accidents of language that end up being revelatory. By Anthony Domestico January 29, 2026 Culture Books
