Cardinal Raymond Burke and Bishop Athanasius Schneider have announced a “crusade of prayer and fasting” ahead of the Amazon synod. Police have arrested a bishop in Papua New Guinea after he criticised them on Facebook. Cardinal Christian Tumi has welcomed a “major national dialogue” in strife-torn Cameroon. Marie Collins describes how Vatican officials undermined the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. John Allen argues that “the prospect of a schism in the full-blown sense ... seems remote”. The Economist explains why non-believers pay Church taxes. And the Orthodox Church has backed plans to raise the drinking age for strong drinks in Russia. Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.