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Catalan leader Jordi Cuixart holds a banner in front of the Lledoners prison after the Spanish government announced a pardon for those who participated in Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid, in this photo taken in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, near Barcelona, Spain, June 23, 2021. Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Spanish Bishop Xavier Novell Gomà of Solsona, who has made statements in support of Catalan independence. (CNS photo/Albert Gea, Reuters)

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Pope accepts resignation of outspoken Spanish bishop

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 23, 2021|2 Min Read

Bishop Tomé Ferreira da Silva of São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, resigned after a video of him exposing himself on an internet call went viral on social media Aug. 13, 2021. (CNS screenshot/YouTube)

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Brazilian bishop resigns after leak of explicit video

Christine Rousselle|Aug 18, 2021|2 Min Read

German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising is pictured in a 2019 photo. Cardinal Marx says he was surprised by Pope Francis' decision to not accept his resignation. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

Cardinal Marx surprised by pope's decision to not accept his resignation

Catholic News Service|Jun 11, 2021|3 Min Read

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, Germany, has submitted his resignation to Pope Francis, saying that bishops must begin to accept responsibility for the institutional failures of the church in handling the clerical sexual abuse crisis. The pope did not immediately accept the cardinal's resignation. Cardinal Marx is pictured in a Sept. 24, 2019, file photo. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

Pope Francis declines Cardinal Marx’s resignation

Catholic News Agency|Jun 10, 2021|4 Min Read

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich and Freising, gives a statement to the press in the courtyard of his residence in Munich, Germany, Friday, June 4, 2021. A leading German cardinal and confidante of Pope Francis has offered to resign over the church’s mishandling of clergy sexual abuse scandals and declared that the church had arrived at “a dead end.” Cardinal Reinhard Marx published his resignation letter to the pope online Friday. (Peter Kneffel/dpa/AP via Crux)

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A bit of clarity about spectacular ‘resignation’ of German cardinal

John L. Allen Jr.|Jun 6, 2021|5 Min Read

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, Germany, has submitted his resignation to Pope Francis, saying that bishops must begin to accept responsibility for the institutional failures of the church in handling the clerical sexual abuse crisis. The pope did not immediately accept the cardinal's resignation. Cardinal Marx is pictured in a Feb. 12, 2015, file photo at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Cristian Gennari, KNA)

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Cardinal Marx offers resignation to Pope Francis

Catholic News Agency|Jun 4, 2021|4 Min Read

Cardinal Robert Sarah, head of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, is pictured in a file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope Francis accepts Cardinal Robert Sarah's resignation from divine worship congregation

Hannah Brockhaus|Feb 20, 2021|4 Min Read

rchbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk-Mohilev prays outside the Akrestsin Street pre-trial detention center in Minsk, Aug. 19, 2020. (Catholic.by via CNA)

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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Archbishop Kondrusiewicz days after return to Belarus from exile

Courtney Mares|Jan 3, 2021|3 Min Read

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Polish Archbishop Edward Janiak of Kalisz, who was accused of negligence after it was revealed in a documentary that he transferred several priests accused of sexually abusing children. Archbishop Janiak is pictured in a file photo. (CNS photo/Mieczyslaw Michalak, Agencja Gazeta via Reuters)

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Pope accepts resignation of bishop accused of failing to act on abuse

Junno Arocho Esteves|Oct 18, 2020|2 Min Read

Bishop Herbert Bevard of the U.S. Virgin Islands. (Screengrab/EWTN News Nightly via CNA)

Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Bevard of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

Catholic News Service|Sep 18, 2020|4 Min Read

(Diocese of Duluth via CNA)

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Duluth Bishop-elect Michel Mulloy after abuse allegation

Hannah Brockhaus|Sep 7, 2020|3 Min Read

Bishop John LeVoir. (Diocese of New Ulm via CNA)

Minnesota bishop retires early while seeking health treatment

Catholic News Agency|Aug 6, 2020|3 Min Read

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