The Commonweal Podcast

A central tenant of the MAGA movement is the Trump administration's "America First" foreig... more

A little more than eight months into the second Trump presidency, many Americans today fin... more

One of the most prominent features of the second Trump administration has been its bluntly... more

Since becoming pope, Leo XIV has reminded us that the Catholic Church “offers to everyone ... more

For decades, public support for the death penalty in the United States has been declining.... more

It’s often remarked that America has become less religious, especially during recent decad... more

The swift elevation to the papacy of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost—known si... more

Three theologians—Massimo Faggioli, Susan Bigelow Reynolds, and Terence Sweeney—reflect wi... more

Catholics listen to snippets of the Bible read every Sunday, but how many of them actually... more

What should great fiction do for us? That’s the question asked by Edwin Frank, editorial d... more

In his first month back in office, Donald Trump has made cruelty toward migrants and refug... more

Fights over federal spending usually follow a predictable pattern, with Republicans attemp... more

For as long as humans beings have existed, we have had a knack for forgetting—not only whe... more

As you probably know by now, 2024 was a big year for Commonweal, marking one hundred years... more

What does it mean to “have hope,” especially during challenging times? Is it something we ... more

In the wake of the 2024 election, many are wondering how to make sense of the results—incl... more

The invitation-only Catholic prelature known as Opus Dei, founded in Spain in 1927 by the ... more

It’s no secret that there’s a mental health crisis affecting young people in the United St... more

The Trump campaign has made us all too familiar with the ideology of Christian Nationalism... more