Pope announces summit on sex abuse

Updated September 13 2018 - 7:01am, first published September 12 2018 - 10:08pm
In a first for the Catholic Church, Pope Francis will hold a bishops' summit to deal with sexual abuse in the clergy. Photo: AP
In a first for the Catholic Church, Pope Francis will hold a bishops' summit to deal with sexual abuse in the clergy. Photo: AP

Pope Francis is summoning the presidents of every bishops conference around the world for a February summit to discuss preventing clergy sex abuse and protecting children.

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