(FILES) This file photo taken on December 8, 2019 shows Pope Francis praying by the Column of the Virgin Mary during the annual feast of the Immaculate Conception at Piazza di Spagna in Rome. – Priests can no longer cite papal secrecy in abuse cases, the Vatican said on December 17, 2019, the latest move by Pope Francis to combat silence surrounding paedophilia in the Roman Catholic church. The Church has been rocked by thousands of reports of sexual abuse around the world by priests. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)