French President Emmanuel Macron has outraged secularists after reaching out to the Catholic Church. A Mexican archbishop has called for the country to be consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Pope Francis will attend a meeting marking the 50th anniversary of the Neocatechumenal Way next month. John Allen identifies Archbishop Angelo De Donatis as “a rising star in the Pope’s personal galaxy”. Robert Mickens argues that many “so-called Vatican II Catholics” would have “no qualms if Francis were to govern” autocratically. Shira Telushkin says a “new kind of Coptic church” is emerging in America. And a former Catholic choir boy is being hailed as music’s next big thing. Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.