Pope apologises to Slovenian victims of clergy abuse

Pope Francis has received a group of victims who had been sexually abused by Slovenian priests and offered his sincere apologies, telling the abuse survivors to continue their fight and expose "bad shepherds".

Organised by the Catholic advocacy group for the victims Dovolj.je (It's Enough), which has for years been pushing the Church to take more decisive action against abusers, the meeting took place on 26 April in front of the entrance to St. Peter's Basilica after the pope's general audience, Delo newspaper has reported.

Pope Francis was brought over to the 10-member group...