The leaders of Germany’s Catholic Church are gathering on Monday, with two topics set to dominate their spring meeting: reform efforts in the wake of multiple sexual abuse scandals and the war in Ukraine. The opening service of the four-day plenary session in the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers in the Bavarian town of Bad Staffelstein will be dedicated to prayer for peace in Ukraine and throughout Europe, organizers said. The president of the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK), Bishop Georg Bätzing, will lead the prayers. Experts have been invited to discuss the situation in Ukraine, a DBK…