Archbishop Welby, who resigned last week in response to the charges that he had failed to report sexual abuse, had a rapport with Pope Francis that went far beyond dutiful ecumenism.

Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera of Jinotega was forced to leave Nicaragua after accusing a local Sandinista mayor of sacrilege for disturbing a celebration of the Mass by blaring loud music outside the cathedral, according to Nicaraguan media.

A Reflection for the Saturday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr, by Colleen Dulle

A Reflection for the Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Molly Cahill

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Delaney Coyne