Pope Francis urges hope for future as confidence dips over abuse

Vatican City • Pope Francis urged Catholic bishops on Wednesday to dream of a future free of the mistakes and sins of the past as he opened a global gathering of the church leadership amid renewed outrage over the priestly sex abuse and cover-up scandal.Francis celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Square with some of the more than 200 priests, bishops and cardinals summoned to Rome for a monthlong meeting on proposing new ways to minister to today’s young Catholics.Francis prayed for