Today on NOW with Dave Brown: Michelle McQuigge and Joeita Gupta take on the weekly news panel. They discuss the Vatican’s meeting on same-sex marriage in the Catholic church. They contemplate the effectiveness of an anti-smoking policy in England. And they consider the bedbug infestation in Paris. In the second hour of the show: Irene Solomon tells you all about “Dine with Purpose,” a fundraiser to support front-line defenders in Ukraine. Red Szell gives you a glimpse into this month’s podcasts for “My Life in Books.” And Karen McKay from CELA discusses the shortlist for the Writers’ Trust Atwood Gibson Fiction Prize.