Pope mandates annual audit on protection of children from abuse


  • World
  • Friday, 29 Apr 2022

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis delivers his weekly general audience from the library in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican, November 11, 2020. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Friday asked for an annual audit evaluating how national Catholic Churches are implementing measures to protect children from clergy sexual abuse, saying that without more transparency the faithful will continue to lose trust.

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