Conscious of mounting tensions and open defiance around certain issues, the assembly in Wiesbaden served as a charged prelude to more significant debates.
“It’s time to abolish mandatory celibacy,” Bishop Felix Gmür of Basel told the Swiss newspaper NZZ am Sonntag on Sept 24.
Ahead of the bishops’ meeting several priests conducted an event blessing same-sex couples outside the iconic Cologne Cathedral.
The dual marches drew thousands and were met with both enthusiasm and confrontation as counterdemonstrators attempted to disrupt the events.
The 136-page report documents 1,002 cases of abuse since the mid-20th century involving 510 accused and 921 victims.
While some of the Argentinian presidential candidate’s views resonate with many Catholics, others starkly oppose the Church’s social teachings.
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 30 emphasized the importance of the Catholic television network EWTN.TV.
“I stand firmly with Pope Francis, who unequivocally condemns [pornography] and warns of its insidious dangers,” Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki said.
Pilgrims from Vancouver, British Columbia, handed out rosaries crafted from recycled ocean plastic to attendees of World Youth Day in Lisbon.
On Tuesday, the former prefect of the Papal Household found himself seeking solace in a Bavarian hamlet.
This significant endorsement, announced on the feast of the apostle James on July 25, underscores the growing influence of The Work.
The aim is to encourage pilgrims and participants to actively support the suffering Church in their own countries.
A German cardinal was publicly criticized by the powerful Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) on Monday.
On July 20, the Church marks the 90th anniversary of a deal made in Rome between Hitler’s Germany and the Holy See: the Reichskonkordat.
The archbishop of Chicago spoke about the Germany Synodal Way and blessing of same-sex unions as well as the pontificate of Pope Francis.
Before he ascended to the rank of auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising in 1968, Matthias Defregger wore a different uniform.
The French bishops also have proposed a prayer for the restoration of peace in the country.
The professor rejected by the Vatican for the role of dean at a seminary in South Tyrol, Italy, has publicly denounced the decision.
With the highest number of departures ever recorded, several German bishops have expressed dismay over the figures.
The writings of Father Martin M. Lintner, OSM, have stirred controversy within Church circles.