Malta's democracy "cannot function without respect for truth and justice", Archbishop Charles Scicluna has said.
Australian Archbishop Anthony Fisher has written a prayer for rain to be said at Masses.
An estimated 1.3 million people took part in Marches of the Three Kings in Poland yesterday.
John Allen says the Holy See "might be a good choice" to broker talks between Washington and Tehran.
Massimo Faggioli suggests we may be seeing the "disestablishment of Catholic theology from Catholic higher education".
Andrea Gagliarducci notes there are "no official trips yet" for Pope Francis in 2020.
And Claire Giangravé recounts the history of the papal slap.
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