VAUSE: Lawmakers in Italy have cleared the way for an investigation into the former interior minister Matteo Salvini. The Italian senate voted to lift his parliamentary immunity on Monday, potentially -- sorry, today rather, allowing a trial on charges of kidnapping. The case goes back to last year when Salvini did not allow 131 migrants to from disembarking on Italy's coast as he waited for European Union states to agree to take them in. Salvini says he welcomes the investigation asking if defending Italy against illegal immigration is a criminal act. Married men will not be ordained as Catholic priests in the Amazon any time soon. The Pope sidestepped the idea, at least for now, on Wednesday when he released a 33-page document on issues in the region which included a shortage of Catholic clerics. Also absent, a decision on whether to ordain women as deacon. The Pope called last year for bold proposals at a meeting with bishops. Instead these documents focus on cultural and environmental issues in the Amazon. And the price tag to fix Big Ben will be an even bigger bill than first thought. The British government says bomb damage from World War II is more extensive than expected. They found asbestos in the belfry, damage from pollution, decay to hundreds of intricate carvings, defects in previous work and loads of lead paint, in short it's a money pin. It will add an extra $24 million to the prepare bill for a total of more than $100 million dollars. Thank you for watching CNN NEWSROOM. I'm John Vause. "WORLD SPORT" starts after the break. END
Pope Sidesteps Proposal for Married Priests in Amazon.