
Pope Admits Clerical Abuse of Nuns
Pope Francis has admitted that clerics have sexually abused nuns, and in one case they were kept as sex slaves.
We’ll speak to our religious affairs correspondent Martin Bashir and gather reaction from Catholics to the admission by Pope Francis that clerics have sexually abused nun, and in one case they were kept as sex slaves.
The President of the European Council Donald Tusk has said there is a "special place in hell" for those who promoted Brexit without a plan of how to do it. MPs backing Britain's withdrawal from the European Union have accused Mr Tusk of "arrogance". We speak to our correspondent in Brussels.
And there's been outrage in Uganda after the Tourism Ministry launched a Miss Curvy pageant to attract visitors to what he described as Uganda's "naturally endowed, nice looking women".
(Photo: Pope Francis Credit: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images)
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