Feature Synodality & Catholic Amnesia Catholic synodality has a long, rich history. Understanding that history will help the Church flourish.By Shaun BlanchardOctober 9, 2023 Synodality Pope Francis Vatican II
Article The Synod on Synodality Commonweal contributors reflect on Pope Francis’s effort to remake the Church.By The EditorsOctober 6, 2023 Religion Pope Francis Synodality
Article Can Francis Get Catholics to Care About Ecology? What if the starting point of ecological transformation is death instead of life?By César J. BaldelomarOctober 1, 2023 Environment Climate Change Pope Francis Religion Politics Synodality
Article The Pope & the Americans For radical traditionalists in the U.S., Donald Trump is the new Constantine—and Pope Francis is the equivalent of a barbarian invasion.By Massimo FaggioliSeptember 30, 2023 Pope Francis Donald Trump Bishops Synodality
Article Scoring the Synod’s Working Document “In my opinion, Imbelli read the synodal working document as someone mistrusting Francis’s whole project.”By Peter SteinfelsAugust 23, 2023 Pope Francis Religion Synodality
Article A Crucial Absence Is the Cross absent from the Synod on Synodality’s working document? Robert P. Imbelli responds to Peter Steinfels.By Robert P. ImbelliAugust 16, 2023 Religion Pope Francis Synodality
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
