Christianity

April 14, 2026

A stained-glass window of King David wearing a crown and playing a hand harp

Culture

The Real Religious ‘Renewal’ Happening in Gen Z

Luis Parrales

March 31, 2026

Color photo of a woman holding a rosary with her hands draped behind her back.

Ideas

The Most Urgent Issue for the U.S. Catholic Church Isn’t Abortion Anymore

Francis X. Rocca

March 24, 2026

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Family

What Atheism Could Not Explain

Luis Parrales

March 12, 2026

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Books

Americans Should Stop Using the Term Christian Nationalism

Heath W. Carter

March 9, 2026

A photo of an American flag overlapping with a photo of a small white church

Ideas

A Word for Our Troubled Times

Peter Wehner

March 8, 2026

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Ideas

MAGA Jesus Is Not the Real Jesus

Peter Wehner

January 21, 2026

Black-and-white photo of a federal agent seen on a Minneapolis neighborhood street wearing a gas mask while tear gas goes off in the background.

Ideas

What I Lost When I Gave Up My Catholicism

Xochitl Gonzalez

December 24, 2025

Ideas

The Catholic Church and the Trump Administration Are Not Getting Along

Elizabeth Bruenig

November 6, 2025

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Ideas

The Judaism I Thought I Knew

Sarah Hurwitz

September 30, 2025

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Ideas

Fully MAGA-fied Christianity

Peter Wehner

September 29, 2025

Photograph of a church entrance with an American flag hanging on it

Books

The Judgments of Muriel Spark

Judith Shulevitz

September 2025 Issue

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Ideas

I Left My Church—And Found Christianity

Monty Bennett

July 15, 2025

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Dear James

Dear James: I Love Going Naked on the Beach

James Parker

June 10, 2025

Ideas

What the Fastest-Growing Christian Group Reveals About America

Molly Worthen

June 2, 2025

A photograph showing a candle in front of a silhouette of a person

Ideas

A Way to Understand Pope Leo XIV’s Mission of Love

Arthur C. Brooks

May 29, 2025

An illustration of a white-robed priest making a sign of peace and wearing a pendant with a smiling face

Ideas

The Fraught Relationship Between a Pope and His Home

Randy Boyagoda

May 21, 2025

In a crowd of Catholics, one holds up an American flag.

Ideas

Who Counts as Christian?

Elizabeth Bruenig

May 12, 2025

Trump sits at a desk surrounded by faith leaders

Ideas

The Pope’s Most Revealing Choice So Far

Randy Boyagoda

May 9, 2025

A photo of a crowd watching a screen as the newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican

Ideas

The Conclave Just Did the Unthinkable

Francis X. Rocca

May 8, 2025

Pope Leo XIV, flanked by two other high-ranking Catholic leaders

Time-Travel Thursdays

The Papacy Is No Ordinary Succession

Luis Parrales

May 8, 2025

Three sets of hands lifted in prayer and holding a homily

Culture

A New Book Challenges the Church’s Reputation on Sex

Grace Byron

April 29, 2025

An illustrated bird and bee reading a Bible and frowning

Ideas

The Real Legacy of Pope Francis

Matthew Walther

April 21, 2025

Ideas

The Papacy Is Forever Changed

Francis X. Rocca

April 21, 2025

Ideas

The Catholics Who Have to Worship Somewhere Else

Francis X. Rocca

April 9, 2025

A black-and-white photo of Saint Peter's Basilica from a low angle

Books

What to Make of Miracles

Judith Shulevitz

May 2025 Issue

Black-and-white illustration with an etching of a biblical woman visited by the empty white silhouette of a winged angel

Ideas

Can Silicon Valley Find Christianity?

Elizabeth Bruenig

March 27, 2025

Angels flying around a map of Silicon Valley

Ideas

What the Border-Hawk Catholics Get Wrong

Luis Parrales

March 18, 2025

A photo of Pope Francis superimposed on Catholic art

Politics

Evangelicals Made a Bad Trade

Peter Wehner

January 24, 2025

Congregation of evangelicals in church, some of them wearing MAGA caps

Ideas

Bishop Budde Delivered a Truly Christian Message

Elizabeth Bruenig

January 23, 2025

Politics

On Donald Trump and the Inscrutability of God

Esau McCaulley

January 21, 2025

Franklin Graham delivers the invocation at Donald Trump's inauguration.

Books

December 11, 2024

A photo-illustration in which Bishop Robert Barron overlays Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Books

In Search of a Faith Beyond Religion

Tope Folarin

November 21, 2024

Books Briefing

The Worst Way to Change Minds

Boris Kachka

August 30, 2024

Sections

The Print Edition

Hegseth’s Unholy War

The Real Religious ‘Renewal’ Happening in Gen Z

The Most Urgent Issue for the U.S. Catholic Church Isn’t Abortion Anymore

What Atheism Could Not Explain

Americans Should Stop Using the Term Christian Nationalism

A Word for Our Troubled Times

MAGA Jesus Is Not the Real Jesus

What I Lost When I Gave Up My Catholicism

The Catholic Church and the Trump Administration Are Not Getting Along

The Judaism I Thought I Knew

Fully MAGA-fied Christianity

The Judgments of Muriel Spark

I Left My Church—And Found Christianity

Dear James: I Love Going Naked on the Beach

What the Fastest-Growing Christian Group Reveals About America

A Way to Understand Pope Leo XIV’s Mission of Love

The Fraught Relationship Between a Pope and His Home

Who Counts as Christian?

The Pope’s Most Revealing Choice So Far

The Conclave Just Did the Unthinkable

The Papacy Is No Ordinary Succession

A New Book Challenges the Church’s Reputation on Sex

The Real Legacy of Pope Francis

The Papacy Is Forever Changed

The Catholics Who Have to Worship Somewhere Else

What to Make of Miracles

Can Silicon Valley Find Christianity?

What the Border-Hawk Catholics Get Wrong

Evangelicals Made a Bad Trade

Bishop Budde Delivered a Truly Christian Message

On Donald Trump and the Inscrutability of God

The Saint America Needs Now

The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows

‘Dumbed-Down Catholicism Was a Disaster’

In Search of a Faith Beyond Religion

The Worst Way to Change Minds