Vatican Digest #5: Saturday, October 17, 2015

HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS

The full text of Pope Francis' Wednesday catechetical address is available here.

A report on Thursday's homily at Santa Marta is available here.

HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE

Yesterday's bollettino is available here.

A report on yesterday's press conference on the canonization of Louis and Marie Martin is available here.

A video of yesterday's press conference on the canonization of Louis and Marie Martin is available here.

A report on yesterday's Synod briefing is available here.

A video of yesterday's Synod briefing is available here.

L'OSSERVATORE ROMANO

The weekly Italian edition of the Vatican newspaper is available here.

VATICAN 'MUST READS'

John L. Allen, Jr. reports that "Cardinal Pell rejects conservative call for a walkout at Synod of Bishops" here.

First Things gathers "DISQUISITIONS... being thoughts on Synod 2015 from various observers" here.

Joshua McElwee reports "Chicago's Cupich on divorce: Pastor guides decisions, but person's conscience inviolable" here.