Cover story... This week Cardinal Wilfrid Napier proposes a radical way to ensure that Catholic marriages work More comment... Fr Thomas Rosica says the synod sea may be choppy, but there is no reason to fear it Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith reviews Edward Pentin's explosive book on the last Family Synod Bishop David McGough remembers the outsiders in the Bible Exclusively in print  Why do we know so little about next month’s synod? asks Ed West Caroline Wyatt on what Pope Francis’s handshake reveals about him Fr Mark Drew on what the Catholic Church can learn from Orthodox synods The synod’s working document is astonishingly bad, says Fr D Vincent Twomey John Hooper lifts the lid on life as a Vatican correspondent Harry Mount on the hair oil empire that gave us one of England’s great churches Mary Kenny reveals the word banned by a British press baron Robert Tanitch hails the stage return of Nicole Kidman Pastor Iuventus finds a Saxon chapel where he can get WiFi Our bishops are hoping some of the papal charisma rubs off on them, says Damian Thompson Fr Ronald Rolheiser on what anorexia and mass shootings have in common Take up our special subscription offer – 12 issues currently available for just £12! For all subscription and MAGNIFICAT options, go here.