Franciscan Sister Mary Melone is expected to become the first female rector of a pontifical university in Rome. Francis should not visit China because his trip "would be manipulated", Cardinal Joseph Zen has said. The Vatican has named a Jesuit canon lawyer to help reform the Legion of Christ. The Pope will meet the sick, the poor and prisoners during a day-trip to Molise on Saturday. Fr Ray Blake and the Sensible Bond ask if the Catholic blogosphere is shrinking under Francis. Drew Reed visits a squatter settlement in Buenos Aires named after Pope Francis. And Leah DesGeorges describes her journey from Evangelical Protestantism to the Carmelite order. The next Morning Catholic must-reads will be on Monday, July 14. Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.