In Switzerland, politicians and monks are alleged to have jointly covered up sexual violence. An abbot, who is himself a member of the reappraisal committees but is said to have remained silent about the events, has also been criticised.

Pope Francis spent 38 days in the Gemelli Clinic due to a serious lung disease. Now, almost four weeks after his release, he has personally thanked the doctors and carers.

Not rehabilitated after all? The Abbot of Saint-Maurice has returned to his office after being reprimanded by the Vatican. And feels absolved. Not at all, says a canon law expert.

The flow of pilgrims to the Vatican is particularly strong at Easter. This also raises the pilgrims' hopes of seeing the Pope at the celebrations – especially at the traditional "Urbi et orbi" blessing.

Benedict XVI would have been 98 years old this Wednesday. Numerous places still commemorate the pontiff, who was born Joseph Ratzinger in Germany. Katholisch.de shows places not only of remembrance, but of lively dialogue with the man of the church.

Members of the US State Department are to report "anti-Christian bias" by colleagues in future. This news has rightly caused a shock, comments Christof Haverkamp. The instruction arouses suspicion.

Cardinals will have to account for their actions at the next papal election, says abuse expert Hans Zollner. However, he takes a critical view of the recent charges against six cardinals in the Vatican.

Proximity, dialogue, discernment: Pope Francis is modernising training at the three-hundred-year-old Pontifical Academy of Diplomacy. What skills will count in the service of the Church in future.

In the past week, Pope Francis has made several surprising public appearances, mostly without oxygen cannulas. It is now clear that he will be present at the celebrations leading up to Easter. But then?

After serious allegations of abuse and embezzlement, the "Sodalicio" group is history. Pope Francis ordered its dissolution. An Apostolic Commissioner is now overseeing its liquidation.

Rebuke from Rome, criticism from Switzerland: the Abbot of St Maurice has returned to his office – and considers himself rehabilitated. However, this assessment is not shared everywhere.

Since the new rules for the miracle test, decisions on Marian apparitions have been hailing down from Rome. The first positive decision now has consequences: A statue of Maria Rosa Mistica is coming to the Vatican.