Pope Francis urged parents to pray daily to the Holy Spirit as he baptised 33 children in the Sistine Chapel yesterday (full text, full video). Francis has denied that he promotes "pauperism" in a new interview on his economic views. Civilians "have no protection" from Boko Haram fighters who killed an estimated 2,000 people in the Nigerian town of Baga, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has said. The Armenian Catholic Cathedral in Aleppo, Syria, was reportedly bombed hours before Mass last Friday. Muslims must "take the initiative from the inside" and dismantle the "terrorist extremist ideology", Chaldean Patriarch Louis Sako has said. John Allen previews this week's papal visit to Sri Lanka and the Philippines. And the Pope's closing Mass in the Philippines is expected to draw up to seven million people, making it the largest papal event in history. Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.