Article Leo’s American Challenge Leo's election is not only a source of pride for American Catholics—it might also be a much-needed unifying element in the U.S. Church. By Massimo Faggioli July 18, 2025 Religion Politics Pope Leo XIV
Article Converted by a Portrait Sr. Norma Pimentel’s portraits of migrants replace general notions about immigration with the specificity of particular living souls. By Louis J. Cameli July 18, 2025 Religion Politics Immigration
Article On to the Next Thing In his excellent new work of analytic Marxism, Steve Paxton offers a strong moral critique of capitalism—and a model for a transition to socialism. By Matt McManus July 17, 2025 Economy Politics Books
Article Hidden Depths In his enigmatic debut novel, Noah Kumin seeks a complex understanding of technology, language, and world. By Paul Franz July 17, 2025 Culture Books
Article Commonweal Awards Elina Kumra 2025 Fiction Prize Launched last year as part of our centennial celebration, the Commonweal Prize for Short Fiction recognizes original and outstanding short fiction from emerging writers. By The Editors July 15, 2025 News
Article ‘The Great Gatsby’ at One Hundred To ignore the Catholic dimensions of 'The Great Gatsby,' as so much criticism does, diminishes its uncanny power. By Paul Baumann July 15, 2025 Religion Culture Books Fiction
Article Mom-and-Pops for Mamdani Zohran Mamdani’s critics are wrong to accuse him of being hostile to markets and enterprise—his real target is rent-seeking and predation. By Justin H. Vassallo July 15, 2025 Politics Economy
Article Pope Leo and Women Instead of an assembly of men trying to come up with a theology that explains women, I want to see the Church settle on one theology for everyone. By Mollie Wilson O’Reilly July 14, 2025 Pope Leo XIV Women in the Church
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
Article How Did It All Get Started? Israel does not want to risk vulnerability, but it may have to if it wants true peace. By Gregory Orfalea July 11, 2025 Middle East Politics Donald Trump History
Article Wrong From the Beginning In the first Trump term, we on the New Right felt ready to lead a new conservatism aware of the establishment's failures. What went wrong? By Philip Jeffery July 11, 2025 Religion Politics Donald Trump
Article Wanderers No Longer Brick by brick, Assyrian Christians are bringing new life to a shuttered church in London's western suburbs. By Abigail Frymann Rouch July 9, 2025 Religion Middle East Europe History
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
It’s Just Wrong On this episode, writer Elizabeth Bruenig reflects on how witnessing executions has shaped her thinking about capital punishment. Spirituality Capital Punishment
Article Canary in a Coal Mine What is happening in Los Angeles is not normal. Every American in every state needs to understand this. It may not stop here. By Claudia Avila Cosnahan July 8, 2025 Politics Immigration Donald Trump
