Writing in the Vatican newspaper, a canon law professor argued for a wholesale “synodal” revision of the Code of Canon Law.

Archbishop Tomo Vukšić of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (map), lamented the Srebrenica genocide on its thirtieth anniversary.

In the most prominent front-page article in its July 11 edition, L’Osservatore Romano deplored the killing of children in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, by an Israeli airstrike, as the children waited in line at a clinic for nutritional supplies.

Brother Lycarión May (1870-1909), a member of the Marists of Champagnat (Marist Brothers of the Schools), was beatified at St. Francis de Sales Parish in Barcelona, Spain, on July 12.

Cardinal Castillo has been charged with a failure to pursue complaints against clerics who are close to him. The most serious recent complaints have centered on Father Nilton Zarate Rengifo, who has asked to be laicized after reports that he solicited sexual favors from a woman religious in the confessional. The cardinal’s critics question why a canonical case was not brought against Father Zarate for that alleged crime.

Cardinal Turkson—once the prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development, now the chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Social Science—said that after achieving independence, Ghana’s political leaders made the nation’s development its top priority. But in more recent years, he remarked, government officials seemed more interested in maintaining their power and enriching themselves.

The cardinal also questioned whether the African country could maintain political stability while honoring leaders who came to power through coups.

The jersey, bearing Konerko’s name and number, with “Pope Leo” signed above, was presented to the former player by Chicago’s Cardinal Blase Cupich before a game. The presentation was part of a ceremony honoring the 20th anniversary of the World Series championship won by the White Sox in 2005, with Konerko as the club’s leading hitter. Pope Leo is a lifetime White Sox fan.

Castel Gandolfo, a community that relies heavily on the tourism drawn by the Pope’s annual visits, suffered economically during the years that Pope Francis chose to remain in Rome during the summer months.

“Every time I hear about ‘protecting’ Christians, I feel like we’re begin accused, that we’re being threatened,” the archbishop told the Fides new agency. He said that “this government is doing the same things the Assad regime did against the population.”

“Humanity is at a crossroads, facing the immense potential generated by the digital revolution driven by Artificial Intelligence,” Cardinal Parolin wrote in his July 10 message, adding:

On behalf of Pope Leo XIV, I would like to take this opportunity to encourage you to seek ethical clarity and to establish a coordinated local and global governance of AI, based on the shared recognition of the inherent dignity and fundamental freedoms of the human person.