German Cardinal Woelki Submits Resignation to Pope Francis
The archdiocese said that the Pope had instructed the 65-year-old cardinal to resume his ministry on March 2.
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Vatican Delays External Audit of Contracts in Germany’s Cologne Archdiocese
The Vatican has said that an external review of contracts in Germany’s Cologne Archdiocese must wait until Cardinal Rainer Woelki returns from a sabbatical.
Canon Lawyers to Review Abuse Study Contracts in Germany’s Troubled Cologne Archdiocese
The independent abuse investigation cost Germany’s largest — and reportedly also its richest — diocese around 2.8 million euros ($3.2 million) between 2019 and 2021.
Pope Francis Orders Apostolic Visitation of Cardinal Woelki’s Cologne Archdiocese
The visitation comes amid criticism of Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki’s handling of sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Cologne.
