Pope Francis is surrounded by people with a “courtier mentality”, Cardinal Gerhard Müller has told Der Spiegel.

A French judge has refused to block a new film about the abuse crisis.

The papal visit to Uganda is not yet confirmed, Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga of Kampala has said.

As many as 5,000 priests worldwide currently celebrate Mass in the Extraordinary Form.

Robert Fastiggi says critics of Pope Francis are seeking to “undermine his moral and doctrinal authority at every turn”.

Fr Timothy Finigan mourns the lost art of memorisation.

And Theresa Doyle-Nelson pays tribute to St Onesismus the slave.

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The next Morning Catholic must-reads will be on Thursday, February 21.