The number of permanent deacons in the Catholic Church has steadily grown, to more than 18,000 in the U.S. and more than 45,000 worldwide.

An estimated 463 parents have already been deported, further complicating the family reunification effort.

Judge Kavanaugh is an intelligent and competent jurist. Unless previously undisclosed foibles come to light, he will become the 114th justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Each day brings not only further confusion but also growing demands for a “people’s vote”: a second referendum on E.U. membership or at least a plebiscite on whatever exit deal, if any, this hapless government manages to negotiate.

While discernment is never easy, it was even more complicated as a Latino.

In Johannesburg, Obama gave what some commentators consider his most important speech since he vacated the Oval Office.