Cardinal Walter Brandmüller has questioned Pope Francis’s suggestion that he first heard about the dubia “from the newspapers”. Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles has welcomed Donald Trump’s executive order on family separation. Today’s papal visit to Geneva could leave Swiss dioceses with a $1 million debt (Matthew Bunson). The Chinese government has imposed “strict controls” on a Catholic bishop’s funeral. The Vatican has “voiced full support”, for the preservation of the Iranian nuclear deal. Rod Dreher asks who knew about the allegations against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick (Rocco Palmo). And six bishops discuss their favourite saints. Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.
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