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Vatican backs Cardinal Woelki over abuse study contracts

May 3, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne. / Archdiocese of Cologne/Reiner Diart.

Cologne, Germany, May 3, 2022 / 07:15 am (CNA).
The Vatican has ruled that the German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki did not breach canon law when awarding contracts … […]

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German Cardinal Woelki submits resignation to Pope Francis for 2nd time

March 2, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki. Credit: Jochen Rolfes/Archdiocese of Cologne. / null

Cologne, Germany, Mar 2, 2022 / 02:34 am (CNA).
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki has submitted his resignation for a second time to Pope Francis as leader of Germany… […]

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Vatican delays external audit of contracts in Germany’s Cologne archdiocese

January 7, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Cologne Cathedral in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. / Rudolf Gehrig/CNA Deutsch.

Cologne, Germany, Jan 7, 2022 / 12:05 pm (CNA).
The Vatican has said that an external review of contracts in Germany’s Cologne archdiocese must wait until Cardin… […]

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Pope Francis confirms Cardinal Woelki in post after apostolic visitation of Germany’s Cologne archdiocese

September 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne. / Jochen Rolfes/Archdiocese of Cologne.

Berlin, Germany, Sep 24, 2021 / 04:25 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has ruled that Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki should remain in charge of Germany’s Cologne archdiocese af… […]

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Results of apostolic visitation of Germany’s Cologne archdiocese sent to Vatican

August 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

Cologne Cathedral in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. / Rudolf Gehrig/CNA Deutsch.

Cologne, Germany, Aug 9, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).
The results of an apostolic visitation of Germany’s troubled Cologne archdiocese have been sent to the Vatican, lo… […]

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German cardinal takes further action in wake of independent abuse report

March 26, 2021 CNA Daily News 1

CNA Staff, Mar 26, 2021 / 05:30 am (CNA).- A German cardinal has announced further action following the release of a long-awaited independent report on the handling of abuse cases in his archdiocese.

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne told journa… […]

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