VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Saturday extended a 2019 law to fight sexual abuse in the Church by making lay Catholic leaders responsible for acts committed under their watch in Vatican-approved bodies.
CORRECTIVE MEASURE Pope Francis meets the faithful at the end of an audience with people of Rho, near Milan, at the Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican on March 25, 2023. The pope on Saturday extended a 2019 law to fight sexual abuse in the Church by making lay Catholic leaders responsible for acts committed under their watch in Vatican-approved bodies. AFP PHOTO