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Nation/World news briefs: April 11, 2023
U.N. investigators call on church to do more to stop abuse
While acknowledging Vatican-mandated reforms in the handling of clerical sexual abuse, four U.N. special rapporteurs urged the Vatican to make it mandatory that church officials everywhere report abuse allegations to civil authorities.
California bill aims to protect children by breaking seal of confession
California state Democratic Sen. Jerry Hill has introduced legislation that would require priests in the state to report to authorities information related to child sexual abuse learned in a confession.