NATION IN BRIEF : GEORGIA : Former Archbishop in Psychiatric Unit

Former Atlanta Archbishop Eugene Marino, who resigned because of an “intimate” relationship with a woman, has been admitted to a hospital psychiatric unit, an archdiocese spokesman said. Marino, formerly the nation’s highest-ranking black Roman Catholic, was hospitalized late Thursday. He has been in seclusion since church officials confirmed last week that an “intimate” relationship with Vicki Long, a 27-year-old former lay minister, led to his June resignation. Long’s “intimate” ties with a priest, Michael Woods of Sandy Springs, Georgia, also led to his resignation last week.