Nearly a million viewers watch him admit to committing ‘adultery’ 20 years earlier, when she was 16.

His legacy was tarnished by his support for the pedophile and drug addict founder of an influential religious order.

Top Southern Baptists called publishing the list ‘an initial, but important, step towards addressing the scourge of sexual abuse and implementing reform in the Convention.’

A report by an independent firm contracted by the Southern Baptist Convention said survivors of abuse by SBC clergy repeatedly shared allegations with the Executive Committee, ‘only to be met, time and time again, with resistance, stonewalling, and even outright hostility from some within the EC.’

Many find it difficult to be joyful when their ancestral homeland has been torn by the Russian invasion.

Applause erupts from many of the crowd, estimated by the Vatican to number 100,000.

Palestinian medical officials say 17 people have been wounded in clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem.

Russia’s war on Ukraine also puts a damper on the usual festive atmosphere.