I learned last week that China has closed its international adoption program. The closing is a blow to a program that has brought so many families together.

This November, New Yorkers vote on Proposition 1 — a constitutional amendment that its Catholic and pro-life opponents warn could undercut parental rights and increase access to abortion on demand.

Parishes around the United States have heard Pope Francis’ call and responded in force. From Cleveland to Seattle, parishes are moving toward the Holy Father’s vision of a more sustainable church and world.

Only time will tell whether, as synod organizers keep insisting, the Synod on Synodality has produced a real groundswell of support among the laity for making the process called synodality a permanent feature of church life.

A group of Catholics and evangelicals has released a one-page document that identifies areas of common ground among the two largest Christian groups in the world.