Roman Catholic archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta apologized in an archdiocese newspaper about the decision to rebuilt a $2.2 million mansion over a perfectly fine ranch estate donated by the nephew of "Gone With The Wind" author Margaret Mitchell.
In his meeting with Pope Francis, US President Barack Obama invited the pope to come over to the US to discuss the Catholic Church's reservations over his health care law, Reuters said.
Pope Francis' latest order will have the Vatican opening its usually secretive and scandal-ridden books through the "Motu Proprio" document, which will include audits to be done by outside experts.
The UN committee on the Rights of the Child said in its latest paper that the Vatican under Pope Francis has yet to take actions to the growing number of sexual abuse cases, and requested the Church to conduct a much-anticipated internal investigation to prosecute abusers and award compensation to victims.
