In an exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell, Cardinal Chow discusses the renewal of the Vatican-China deal, signs of growing trust between the two parties and the Communist Party’s push to “sinicize religion.”

Synod observers, especially those who feel like the document has not gone “forward” enough, would do well to learn from Vatican II and its rollout.

The charitable nonprofit Unbound is currently seeking participants for a study on the health benefits of charitable giving.

A Reflection for Saturday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time, by Julian Navarro

A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time, by Ashley McKinless

The “Inside the Vatican” team is together in Rome—live and in person—for the Synod on Synodality’s final week. They cover last week’s most contentious story: the meeting with Study Group 5, which is considering ways to increase participation for women in the Church, including the possibility of women deacons.

A ‘Jesuitical’ conversation with Michael Sean Winters of the National Catholic Reporter about the ways the synod is (and isn’t) taking root in the U.S. church

Here’s what you need to know about “Dilexit nos,” the new encyclical from Pope Francis about the Sacred Heart.

A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time, by Joe Hoover, S.J.

A Homily for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Father Terrance Klein