Pope Francis prayed that future generations will hear “the call to collaborate in the mission of the Church” at yesterday’s Angelus (full video).

The global Catholic population grew by 14,249,000 in 2016, according to new Vatican statistics.

The Russian Orthodox Church may suspend services in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre because of its dispute with the Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Robert Mickens argues that the youth synod is “a single step on a much longer and transformative journey”.