A German bishop under fire for lavish spending is in Rome for talks with Vatican officials. A spokesman for the diocese of Limburg, Martin Wind, told the German news agency dpa on Sunday that Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartzvan Elst was meeting officials in Rome but gave no further details. Tebartz-van Elst has been criticized over the construction of a new residence complex and related renovations that his diocese confirms cost around 31 million euros ($42 million).