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Germany's Cologne cathedral is pictured from the banks of the Rhine River Nov. 25, 2020. In the wake of reports on how clergy sex abuse was handled, Catholic laypeople in the Cologne Archdiocese have demand a local synod. (CNS photo/Harald Oppitz, KNA)

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Catholic laypeople in Cologne Archdiocese demand local synod

Catholic News Service|Apr 19, 2021|2 Min Read

German Archbishop Stefan Hesse of Hamburg is pictured in a May 7, 2020, photo. Pope Francis has granted Archbishop Hesse a leave of absence from his duties after a recent report on the handling of of clergy sex abuse cases in the Cologne Archdiocese, where he served as director of personnel and vicar general. (CNS photo/Lars Berg, KNA)

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Pope Francis grants Hamburg archbishop leave of absence from his duties

Catholic News Service|Mar 30, 2021|2 Min Read

German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne gestures during a news conference in Cologne March 23, 2021. The cardinal gave an update on the consequences and measures being taken after an independent report on the handling of abuse cases at the Cologne Archdiocese was released March 18. (CNS photo/Oliver Berg, pool via Reuters)

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Cardinal Woelki refuses to resign, says church law must be changed

Catholic News Service|Mar 23, 2021|3 Min Read

Cologne's archbishop Rainer Maria Woelki, center, attends a news conference on a report of abuse by clergy in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, March 18, 2021. Faced with accusations of trying to cover up sexual violence in Germany's most powerful Roman Catholic diocese, the archbishop of Cologne publishes the independent investigation. (Ina Fassbender/Pool via AP, image via Crux)

Each Catholic culture brews a controversy made to order

John L. Allen Jr.|Mar 21, 2021|5 Min Read

German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne speaks during a news conference to present a report on abuse cases by clergy at the Archdiocse of Cologne March 18, 2021. The cardinal has been exonerated in the findings. (CNS photo/Ina Fassbender, pool via Reuters)

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Abuse report exonerates Cologne cardinal, incriminates Hamburg archbishop

Catholic News Service|Mar 18, 2021|3 Min Read

Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth, pictured May 21, 2015. (Mazur/cbcew.org.uk)

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English Catholic bishop fears Germany’s ‘Synodal Way’ will lead to ‘de facto schism’

Catholic News Agency|Mar 17, 2021|4 Min Read

Thomas Sternberg, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), speaks at a ‘Synodal Way’ press conference. (Rudolf Gehrig/CNA Deutsch)

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German Catholics and Protestants pursue intercommunion despite Vatican objections

Catholic News Agency|Mar 16, 2021|2 Min Read

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