Abuse victims meet pope after Munich to Rome bike trek
20 May 2023 |
1:05 pm
Victims who were sexually abused within the Catholic Church have cycled hundreds of kilometers from the Bavarian capital to Rome together. They had a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican to hand over their message.
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