• Pope Francis Names New Sex Abuse Panel Amid Criticism

    Announcement follows pope’s controversial comments on Chile case

    ROME—Pope Francis renewed his advisory panel on child protection, after a two-month lapse, amid growing criticism of his record on clerical sex abuse.

    The announcement on Saturday came the same day that a Vatican investigator was scheduled to begin interviewing witnesses in the case of a Chilean bishop accused of covering up abuse.

    The case...