English Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Irish Archbishop Eamon Martin have urged their flocks to support Christians in the Holy Land. The Church must resist efforts by "gender theory" advocates "to colonise Europe", the plenary assembly of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE) has said. Rich countries have an "ecological debt" towards poorer ones, Pope Francis has told EU environment ministers (full text). Joan Desmond says new fast-track annulments may be rarer than many think. Edward Pentin weighs up the Pope's personal synod picks. Bishop Robert Barron sees a "disturbing omen" in the incoming class at Harvard. And John McWhorter charts the rise and fall of Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus. Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.