Thousands of Anglicans are expected to move into the Catholic Church after a decision to ordain women as bishops.
Juan Francisco Rodríguez Ríos and his wife María Elvira Hernández Galeana were killed on June 28.
The norms will include abuse and the "attempted ordination of women" among the list of most serious crimes against church law.
Catholics can "take some holy pride that the bishops of Cuba were in this mediation," Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski said.
Pope Benedict XVI and his key advisers are facing a long, hot summer of problem-solving and strategizing.
The 2009 fiscal period marked the third year in a row that Vatican expenses outpaced revenues.
Bishop Francisco Claver, S.J., a defender of civil rights, died on July 1 in Manila, Philippines.