Catholic Nutshell News: Wednesday 5/20/26

What Catholics need to know: German Church’s AfD nightmare; Thinkers shaping the Catholic response to AI; After Confirmation, many young people ‘disappear'; & Cuba’s breaking point tests the Church

“Here was an almond tree in bloom before me”

Your 5-minute Catholic briefing for busy faithful. Today's sources are the CRUX, National Catholic Register, Vatican News, The Pillar, Aleteia, and OSV News. (Catholic Nutshell is a subscription service for faithful, hopeful, & curious Catholics willing to exercise the Catholic News Muscle)