Gossip “destroys” dioceses, Pope Francis has said in an address to the Apostolic Confederation for the Clergy. An ISIS-linked group has allegedly said it will target the Vatican at Christmas. The Pope has reportedly approved the construction of a new Syriac church in Istanbul. Iraq needs a new constitution to guarantee religious freedom, Bishop Shlemon Warduni has said. Fr Raymond de Souza says a change on married priests “is almost certainly coming in a few years”. Aida Edemariam asks if Australia will soon require priests to break the confessional seal. And Alita Maria Covel Ngo explains how she became a Carmelite. Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.