Pope names administrator for Polish diocese hit by abuse allegations

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis holds the weekly audience at the Vatican June 24, 2020. Vatican Media/?Handout via REUTERS

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis appointed an administrator on Thursday to run the Polish diocese of Kalisz, whose bishop has been accused of shielding priests known to have sexually abused children.

The move came little more than a month after Church leaders in Poland announced that they were referring Bishop Edward Janiak to the Vatican for eventual judgement.