Rumours that Benedict XVI is near death are "false and wrong", Archbishop Georg Gänswein has said. A hundred theologians and bishops have sent a message of support to Pope Francis (website, Paul Zulehner). The Pope has said that he doesn't prepare for interviews because they are "a dialogue, not a lecture". Filipino bishops have appealed for an end to "unfounded attacks" on a priest freed from Islamist captivity last month. Nirmala Carvalho explains how Amoris Laetitia is being received in India. Kevin Clarke reports on calls for the Church to recognise a "queer saint" in Brazil. And Colleen Dulle tells the "little-known story" behind "Here I am, Lord". Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.
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