The German Catholic news agency KNA said the report’s statistics showed 513 victims of abuse in the diocese’s area of responsibility “could be identified by name or anonymously” for the period from 1946 to 2021.
Interim report: Priests transferred by German diocese continued to abuse
Photos of the Week: Aug. 29, 2022
In the spotlight: Pope’s visit to L’Aquila, new cardinals, Pope Benedict XVI, Ukraine
Nation/World news briefs: Aug. 29, 2022
In focus: Death of Archbishop Weakland, death-row execution, Ukraine summons papal nuncio, kidnapped Nigerian nuns
Without forgiveness, humility, pope says, then injustice, wars will rage
Pope Francis opened the basilica’s holy door as part of the annual penitential rite and was the first pope to do so since 1294. He also prayed before the relics of St. Celestine, whose tomb lies inside the basilica.
Pope creates 20 new cardinals, including San Diego bishop
In a ceremony to create 20 new cardinals, Pope Francis encouraged the College of Cardinals to have the same spiritual zeal for all people, whether they are in positions of power or ordinary Christians.
Feedback during synod shows church is ‘alive,’ yearns for Gospel, panel says
The Synod of Bishops’ office has received the summaries from more than 100 of the world’s 114 bishops’ conferences, “and they are still arriving.”
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summons nuncio over papal comments on car bomb
Although Pope Francis repeatedly has spoken out on behalf of the Ukrainian people, this was not the first time Ukrainian officials have been upset with Pope Francis for what they see as equating the actions of the aggressor with the victim.
Activists arrested for protest outside U.N. mission appear in N.Y. court
The activists blocked the door in an act of civil disobedience in front of the mission in New York while diplomats from around the world gathered for a U.N. review conference on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.