Excommunicating mobsters? Vatican eyes new legal doctrine

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has long railed against corruption and the mafia, but now the Vatican is considering developing a whole doctrine around excommunicating corrupt and mafia-tinged Catholics.The Vatican this week hosted its first conference on corruption and organized crime, inviting 50 prosecutors, U.N. officials, bishops and victims of organized crime for a day of talks.Organizers said in a statement Saturday that the time had come to develop a new legal doctrine for the Catholic