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The future role of the late Benedict’s secretary has been the subject of rumor and gossip across Rome and the Church in Germany for many months.
If held, it would have been Archbishop Gänswein’s first public appearance outside Germany since his arrival in the Diocese of Freiburg,
Archbishop Georg Gänswein / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.Rome Newsroom, Jun 15, 2023 / 04:31 am (CNA).The Vatican confirmed Thursday that Pope Francis has asked Archbishop Georg Gänswein to return to Germany as of July 1.The longtime private secretary of Pope Benedict XVI has been told to return to his home diocese of Freiburg in southwest Germany "for the time being," according to a brief statement June 15.The Vatican also said Gänswein's role as prefect of the Papal Household concluded on Feb. 28. It did not indicate that he had been given any new assignment.The news about the 66-year-ol...
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BERLIN (AP) — A former head of the Catholic German Bishops Conference is giving up the country's highest honor following scathing criticism this week of his handling of clergy abuse cases during his tenure as archbishop of Freiburg and as a personnel officer in the diocese.