The Pope Has Taken a Big Step Towards Addressing Sexual Abuse in the Church

On Saturday, Pope Francis announced the members of a commission "for safeguarding minors" that will address the Catholic Church's dark history with sexual abuse.

And judging from the people on the commission, it looks like the pope is taking it seriously. The eight members include a survivor of sexual abuse, Marie Collins, who was assaulted at 13 years old by a hospital chaplain. The Irish campaigner has been active in fighting for the protection of children in the church.

Also on the panel is French child psychiatrist Catherine Bonnet, who has been published widely on the topic of sexual abuse of children.

According to Vatican spokesman, Rev Federico Lombardi, the commission will work towards "promoting youth protection" through "taking criminal action against offenders, educating people about the exploitation of children, developing best practices to better screen priests, and defining the civil and clerical duties within the Church," according to the Irish Times.

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A Man Arrested After Caught by Kim Kardashian Trespassing at Kris Jenner's House

Kim Kardashian had a scary encounter with a trespasser at Kris Jenner's house in Los Angeles. According to TMZ, the fiancee of Kanye West came face to face with a male intruder over the weekend, spotting the stranger peering through the windows at the house.

An alarmed Kim called security, but the man fled before the cops arrived. He told authorities that he was Kendall Jenner's boyfriend and Justin Bieber's stepbrother after being arrested a few blocks away. He's taken into custody and put on a 5150 psychiatric hold.

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David Moyes: Wayne Rooney already a legend

Manchester United manager David Moyes believes star striker Wayne Rooney is already a legend at the club.

Rooney, who has signed a five-and-a-half year contract to stay at Old Trafford until 2019, is likely to end his career as United’s record goalscorer. And the Englishman, who is chasing down Sir Bobby Charlton’s total of 249 goals, moved into third place in the standings with a brace at West Ham on Saturday that took him to 212.

Moyes believes Rooney will be pivotal in Tuesday’s Manchester derby, when United will be without the injured Robin van Persie, who scored a hat-trick against Olympiakos last week.

“If you are the third top scorer of a club like Manchester United you already are a legend," he said. "I think it gives him a chance to go on and he has a real good chance... as long as he doesn't pick up any serious injuries he has a real good chance of breaking Denis Law's and Sir Bobby Charlton's [records] and that would be some feat.

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