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Vatican Recalls Priest at Washington Embassy Amid Child Porn Investigationby Associated PressVATICAN CITY — A high-ranking priest working in the Vatican's embassy in Washington has been recalled after U.S. prosecutors asked for him to be charged there and face trial in a child pornography investigation, Vatican and U.S. officials said Friday.The Vatican declined to identify the priest, but said he was currently in Vatican City and that Vatican prosecutors had launched their own probe.If the accusations pan out, the case would be a major embarrassment for the Vatican and Pope Francis, who has pledged "zero tolerance" for sexual abuse. Continued: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/vatican-recalls-priest-washington-embassy-amid-child-porn-investigation-n801641