In 2013, the indie-rock band Vampire Weekend released a hit song called “Unbelievers,” in which the singer inquires whether the fire that “awaits unbelievers”...
Arts & Culture
Explore Catholic arts and culture through critical reviews, interviews, and essays, on creativity, beauty, and faith.
Lux Rosalía (Columbia, 2025) It’s rare to see a pop star of Rosalía’s stature release an unapologetically religious album. It seems to have become a tradition...
The story of Moses the Black, a 4th-century religious figure, comes to life on the streets of Chicago’s West Side in Yelena Popovic’s new film, Moses the Black...
Task Created by Brad Ingelsby (HBO, 2025) Task’s creator, Brad Inglesby, grew up in a Catholic home, attending Archbishop John Carroll High School in Eastern...
There are few more energizing contemporary figures than Billie Jean King. Wimbledon tennis champion at the age of 17, winner of 39 major championship titles...
Returning to Myself By Brandi Carlile (Interscope Records, 2025) Brandi Carlile can’t seem to make a bad record. Since her self-titled debut in 2005, the folk...
In October 2025, Mary Shelley’s renowned monster tale got a new cinematic treatment in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. Produced by Netflix, the film draws...
Long Story Short Created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg (Netflix, 2025) Long Story Short—a newcomer to Netflix’s already-robust catalogue of adult animation—is a...
For our Sounding Board column, U.S. Catholic asks authors to argue one side of a many-sided issue of importance to Catholics around the country. We also invite...








