Doctors have reportedly advised Pope Francis only to spend four hours in the Bolivian capital La Paz on July 8 because of high altitude (video). The bishops of Burundi have appealed for dialogue as a political crisis engulfs the African nation. Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson has pleaded not guilty to a charge of concealing clerical abuse. Elite athletes must not skip Mass, Pope Francis has told members of the Lazio sports club (full text). Our Sunday Visitor criticises "venom-spewing, ideologically based commentary" on the Pope's forthcoming environment encyclical. Fr Ray Blake says the new Missionaries of Mercy wouldn't have much to do in an average parish, "except possibly amongst the clergy". And Lauren Enk Mann explains why Dante is ideal reading for the Year of Mercy, despite the horrors of Inferno. Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day
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