Catholic Church in Germany releases first climate protection report
The Catholic Church should take a leading role in protecting the environment and addressing climate change, said the bishop who is the commissioner for environmental and climate...
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German Bishops Praise Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel
Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference, praised outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel for her 16 years in office and thanked her for her “tireless service”...
After meeting pope, Cancellor Merkel says they discussed abuse, climate change
After meeting privately with Pope Francis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters that one of the issues they discussed was the importance of the church addressing the...
‘Little strokes fell big oaks’: German women look at change in the church
The role of women in the church is among the top issues of the Synodal Path, but the decision on the ordination of women is ultimately up...
Synodal Assembly votes show Catholics support reforms in German church
By Anli Serfontein – The second Synodal Assembly of German Catholics ended October 2 with overwhelming support for a range of proposals that, if adopted, would bring...
As German Synodal Assembly begins, lay Catholics express anger at Vatican
By Anli Serfontein – Against the background of lay Catholics’ anger about a Vatican decision not to censure Cologne clergy for mishandling abuse cases, German Catholics –...
Head of German Bishops calls for courageous change in Church and Society
By Anli Serfontein – As German Catholics prepare for their second Synodal Assembly, Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, president of German bishops’ conference, called for a courageous...
Cardinal Kasper supports alternative ‘Synodal Way’ text
An influential theologian considered to be close to Pope Francis has praised an alternative text for Germany’s controversial “Synodal Way.” In a lecture delivered in Rome, Cardinal...
Pope Francis confirms Cardinal Woelki’s post after investigation into Cologne archdiocese
Pope Francis has ruled that Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki should remain in charge of Germany’s Cologne archdiocese after a Vatican investigation into his handling of abuse cases....
German Catholic lay groups voice frustration with slow pace of reforms
By Anli Serfontein – Catholic lay organisations took to the streets of Fulda under the motto “We remain loud” to express their dissatisfaction with the Catholic Church,...
German bishops’ plenary assembly begins with appeals on Church reform
The German bishops’ plenary assembly began with urgent appeals for church reform and a reminder to heed admonitions from Pope Francis. Bishop Georg Bätzing, conference president, called...
German Catholic bishop proposes alternative ‘Synodal Way’ text
A German Catholic bishop on Friday proposed an alternative text for the country’s controversial “Synodal Way.” Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer of Regensburg, southern Germany, presented the text on...
