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Catholic politician Nacy Pelsosi has been barred from Holy Communion over her public advocacy for abortion. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco said on May 20 that the step was “purely pastoral, not political.” The move comes after Pelosi, the US Speaker of the House and a Democrat who has described herself as a “devout Catholic,” repeatedly rebuffed his efforts to reach out to her to discuss her abortion advocacy. Cordileone's instructions apply only within the San Francisco Archdiocese. Other bishops have jurisdiction over such matters when Pelosi is Washington DC, and other dioceses around the US and abroad.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251305/archbishop-cordileone-nancy-pelosi-communion-abortion
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251315/read-the-letter-from-pelosi-s-archbishop-barring-her-from-communion
Pope Francis on Sunday said he is praying for the Church in China and “attentively and actively following the often complex life and situations of the faithful and pastors” there. In brief remarks to pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter’s Square for the Regina Caeli prayer on May 22, the pope did not specifically mention the recent arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun in Hong Kong. The 90-year-old former bishop of Hong Kong was arrested May 11 under China’s national security law with at least four others for his role as a trustee of a pro-democracy legal fund. He was released on bail later that day. Pope Francis did draw special attention to the fact that Tuesday, May 24 — when Zen is reportedly due back in court — is the liturgical memorial of Our Lady, Help of Christians. Francis’ predecessor Benedict XVI decreed in 2007 that the date be observed worldwide as “a day of prayer for the Church in China.”
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251325/cardinal-zen-arrest-pope-francis-says-he-is-praying-for-the-church-in-china
A report on the handling of abuse cases in Germany’s Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, published in January, cost nearly one and a half million euros, more than twice the amount that the Archdiocese of Cologne paid for a report by the same law firm. Among other things, the Munich study covered 1977 to 1982, the period that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Benedict XVI, led the archdiocese. The more than 1,000-page report criticized the 95-year-old retired German pope’s handling of four cases during his time in charge of the southern German archdiocese. Thee pope emeritus has defended his handling of the cases.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251330/germany-s-catholic-munich-archdiocese-spent-1-point-5-million-on-abuse-report
Today, the Church celebrates Saint Euphrosyne of Polatsk, the only East Slav virgin saint. She founded and ruled her own convent, Holy Savior, as well as a monastery.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-euphrosyne-of-polatsk-247
The Church also celebrates Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret, a Sister of Charity who worked tirelessly for the faith amidst persecution during the French Revolution. She founded a school and hospital in 1799 and a congregation called the Institute of the Daughters of St. Vincent de Paul. The community eventually expanded into France and Italy.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-jane-antide-thouret-477