Pope Francis is taking major new steps to open up the Catholic Church’s handling of alleged sexual abuse by priests. The Vatican has announced that clergy abuse cases will no longer be handled as a so-called “pontifical secret.” Officials say that will allow bishops to cooperate more openly with police and alleged victims. Seth Doane reports. Source

The former deputy chairman of the Trump campaign pleaded guilty in 2018 and became the government’s star witness in three trials. Source

The next generation of wireless network is just around the corner. 5G service, which provides connection speeds up to ten times as fast as the speediest home broadband service, is expected to see a wide rollout in 2020. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joined CBSN AM to talk more about the impact of this technology. Source

Over the centuries, the Rabban Hormizd Monastery has been more than a house of worship. It’s been a sanctuary. Source

Although the technology industry has boomed, most smaller cities around the country aren’t benefiting much Source

For our series World of Worship, we sent correspondents around the globe to show us how different people celebrate their faith and honor religious traditions. Iraq has suffered terrible violence in recent years, often inflamed by religious differences. But in a country where worship can come at a heavy cost, an ancient Christian monastery hidden in the mountains provides an unlikely oasis. Charlie D’Agata reports. Source

Musharraf was a military commander who seized power and became a key U.S. ally in the “war on terror.” Source

House leaders on Monday released a $1.4 trillion spending package that includes a host of unrelated provisions. Source

Scientists in Oklahoma are one step closer to finding possible evidence of mass graves linked to one of the worst incidents of racial violence in history. Researchers in Tulsa used ground-penetrating radar to survey three sites. Omar Villafrana reports. Source

Last year CBS News exposed the brutal conditions for children who are mining cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Now a new lawsuit blames some of the world’s biggest tech companies for benefitting from those conditions, which have sometimes led to the deaths of child workers. Debora Patta reports. Source