Bishop Erwin Kräutler has described the Amazon fires as a “true apocalypse”. The Pope has ordered officials to tackle the Vatican’s soaring budget deficit (Shawn Carter). A priest captured by Islamists in the Philippines has revealed that he was forced to make bombs under threat of torture. The Economist argues that Africa is “difficult terrain for a liberal pontiff”. Michael Kelly says that for “the first time in more than 40 years, Ireland will not have a vote in a papal conclave”. Sandro Magister deplores the “amazingly sloppy composition” of recent Vatican texts. And Ian Thomson meets the “boyish” composer Arvo Pärt. Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.