An attorney is seeking Erik Menendez’s release from prison because of a medical condition after he was taken to a hospital. The state corrections department confirmed Erik Menendez was taken to an outside medical facility Friday and remains there Tuesday “in fair condition.” The 57-year-old has been serving a life without parole sentence with his brother Lyle Menendez after being convicted of murdering their parents in 1989. A judge recently resentenced the brothers to 50 years to life, making them immediately eligible for parole. His lawyer said Menendez was having a “serious medical condition” and should receive a prison furlough.

Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse. He has appointed a French bishop, Bishop Thibault Verny, to head the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission.History’s first American pope made the appointment Saturday on his last day before heading on a six-week vacation at the papal summer retreat south of Rome.Verny replaces American Cardinal Sean O’Malley, the retired archbishop of Boston. O’Malley was the founding president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Pope Francis established the advisory group in 2014 to help advise the church on best practices to fight abuse and protect children.

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FILE - Pope Leo XIV leaves after celebrating a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, June 29, 2025, where he conferred the pallium on newly appointed metropolitan archbishops. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)