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Vatican Governance: Pope Leo XIV has reshaped key Vatican leadership roles, naming Salesian Sister Alessandra Smerilli as prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, with Cardinal Fabio Baggio as pro-prefect, and also appointing new secretaries for the Dicastery for Legislative Texts and the Dicastery for the Service of Charity. Financial Oversight: The Vatican’s anti–money laundering watchdog ASIF has been reorganized under a new statute that removes its president and board, placing it under a director-led structure appointed by the pope. Synodality, AI, and War: At Pope Leo’s second consistory, cardinals discussed synodality and artificial intelligence, while the pope reiterated that war is “never blessed by God” and that just-war theory is “now outdated.” Humanitarian Response: The Holy See authorized an initial €100,000 emergency donation to earthquake-hit Venezuela, coordinated with local Church leadership as the death toll rises. Migration Focus: Pope Leo will visit Lampedusa on 4 July, stressing that “Human dignity has no passport,” as Europe grapples with migrant deaths at sea. Diplomacy Watch: US and European diplomats remain at odds over the next top envoy for Bosnia and Herzegovina, a standoff that threatens Western unity in the Balkans. Art & Heritage: The Vatican Museums launched a major five-year restoration of Raphael’s Loggia frescoes, using modern conservation methods to protect a Renaissance masterpiece.

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