BOSTON (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest from Massachusetts will return to public ministry after charges that he sexually assaulted a child more than two decades ago were dropped.

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Mr. Zanardi partly blamed Italian law, which does not require the church to report abuse crimes to civil authorities, so Cardinal Zuppi was “following the letter of the law,” he said.

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.