Vatican Digest #17: Tuesday, November 3, 2015 -- Vatican Retaliates First, Says John L. Allen, Jr.

HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS

• The text of the Holy Father's homily at the Mass for Deceased Cardinals and Bishops is available here.

THE HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE

• Today's bollettino is available here.

• Yesterday's bollettino is available here.

• Vatican Radio reports "Pop celebrates Mass for deceased bishops and cardinals" here.

• Vatican Radio reports "Pope Francis: All Souls' prayers for departed predecessors" here.

VATICAN 'MUST READS'

• John L. Allen, Jr. reports "Facing bombshell books, the Vatican retaliates first" here.

• Edward Pentin reports "Fr. Lombardi: Latest Scalfari Article on Pope 'In No Way Reliable'" here.

• Damian Thompson asks "Has Pope Francis just said that 'all the divorced who ask' will receive Holy Communion?" here.

• Andrea Tornielli reports "Vatileaks, arrestati monsignor Vallejo e Francesca Chaouqui" here.

• The Associated Press reports "Vatican Arrests 2 People in Latest Probe of Leaked Documents" here.

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