Commonweal, which looks like (but usually disagrees with) the pink-eyed Nation, is still generally unfriendly to Franco. Its “progressive opinion” has stirred up many a furor among Catholics.

Commonweal’s circulation peaked at nearly 50,000 in the late ’60s, when it championed the liberalizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council. Its editors also opposed the Vietnam War and ...

A look back at the Second Vatican Council through the coverage offered by America and Commonweal offers two lessons: First, we should not expect the journey of the church after the Synod on ...

Commonweal, which means Common good, exhibits the work of local emerging artists and designers who are actively engaging with national and local conversations.

I have all the issues of The Commonweal as pdf files in volumes by year. The trouble is apart from volume one all the files are larger than 32MB. Is there any other way they could be uploaded? Think I ...

Commonweal is not Fox. Catholics on the left who have been indifferent to this issue and have been unpersuaded by my arguments should carefully consult the central argument put forth by the ...

Today, let’s continue looking at the Commonweal symposium on religious liberty. M. Cathleen Kaveny puts her finger on one of the central difficulties in the USCCB’s document on religious ...

The usually mild-mannered Paul Baumann, editor in chief of Commonweal (left), has taken aim at Joseph Bottum, editor of First Things (right), writing in the Weekly Standard. Don't let all that ...

Commonweal is the oldest independent lay-edited Catholic journal of opinion in the United States. It is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Baumann joined the Commonweal staff in 1990 and was ...

Commonweal Season Pass holders receive admission to each of the five mainstage shows, advance seating and discounted tickets for guests. Call the Commonweal box office at 800-657-7025 for more ...

LANESBORO, Minn. — Live professional theater is not something usually seen along Main Street in rural southern Minnesota. That is, unless it’s Lanesboro’s Main Street and the Commonweal ...