The Vatican has announced that its
long-time sex abuse prosecutor, Bishop Charles Scicluna, has been named
to head a new board to hear appeals by priests who are accused of
molesting minors.
Bishop Charles Scicluna will head the new panel, which includes some of the Vatican's most senior and seasoned canon lawyers. Pope Francis announced the creation of the panel last November in a
bid to speed up the Vatican's review of appeals by priests sanctioned
for abuse.