Nigeria is drifting towards anarchy, Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Lagos has said.

Authorities in Venice may erect a glass barrier to protect St Mark’s Basilica from flooding.

JD Flynn and Ed Condon suggest a study commission on married priests “is on the horizon”.

Gladden Pappin and Gregory Caridi say a “yellow check” system “could help our increasingly polarized Church”.

Robert Royal argues that “the ‘change’ that Francis is pursuing necessarily involves dismantling the work of his two great predecessors”.