Earlier this month, Pope Francis directly addressed people who choose to raise pets rather than children. “We see that people do not want to have children, or just one and no more,” Francis said, when speaking about Joseph and how he raised young Jesus. He continued by stating the importance of adopting...

Kate DiCamillo, two-time winner of the Newbery Medal for “distinguished contribution to American literature for children,” has a penchant for penning tales filled to the brim with wonder, emotion and imagination. Her 2013 novel “Flora & Ulysses” recently received a film adaptation for Disney+. The...