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The Vatican has created a working group to study how to separate criminal groups, such as the mafia, from the Catholic Church. The eight-member group will study the excommunication of the mafia, offering support to bishops around the world. The group was created in honor of newly-beatified Rosario Livatino, a Catholic judge killed by the mafia in Sicily in 1990.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247592/vatican-creates-group-to-study-separating-mafia-from-the-catholic-church
A German Catholic group has called on the country’s bishops to stop blessing celebrations for same-sex partnerships. The group is inviting “all Catholics and people of goodwill” to say a decade of the rosary on May 10, to express their bond with the Virgin Mary and the whole Church. The Vatican, in a decree approved by Pope Francis, had said in mid-March that it is not possible for the Church tot bless same-sex unions. The decree sparked protests among some Catholics in the German-speaking world, and some German priests are planning to hold blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples on May 10.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247595/german-catholic-group-calls-on-bishops-to-unite-with-rome
Today the Church honors St. Damien of Molokai, a Belgian priest who sacrificed his life and health to become a spiritual father to victims of leprosy, quarantined on a Hawaiian island.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-damien-of-molokai-456