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FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The cardinal’s decision comes at a time when there is a major crisis in the other large German diocese of Cologne linked to the abuse scandal and pastoral management of the archdiocese.
In this Sunday, May 3, 2020 file photo people arrive for a church service at Germany's famous Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file)
FaithNews
Geir Moulson - Associated Press
Two envoys will work to get a “comprehensive picture of the complex pastoral situation in the archdiocese."
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
As the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, John Kerry met privately with Pope Francis on May 15 to discuss climate initiatives and other issues.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
The pope encouraged all government efforts for helping families’ real needs, saying, “if families are not the focus of the present, there will be no future.”
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
On Sunday, Father Jan Korditschke will hold a ceremony at a Jesuit parish in Berlin for any couple, gay or straight, who seeks a blessing from the church.
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael Kelly - Catholic News Service
A coroner in Northern Ireland ruled that a priest and nine lay Catholics who were shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were “entirely innocent” and their deaths were unjustified.