Families should "rediscover the power of forgiveness" in the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis said at today's general audience (full video). A Kurdish bishop has criticised the Iraqi parliament for passing a law forbidding children of Islamic converts from choosing their own religion. The synod "opened a back door" to the admission of remarried Catholics to Communion, Bishop Athanasius Schneider has said. Candida Moss argues that the Vatican's aggressive response to leaks will backfire. Inés San Martin offers a simple guide to the Vatican's criminal justice system. Ross Douthat explains why he hopes Pope Francis "turns toward a different path". And John Burger presents a Serbian Orthodox artist's icon of the 21 Copts beheaded by ISIS. Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.