Articles by AC Wimmer
Synodal Way votes to establish permanent Synodal Council to oversee Church and dioceses in Germany
Sep 10, 2022 / 21:28 pmIn a move aimed at achieving what critics have compared to communist councils in the Soviet Union, participants of the German Synodal Way on Saturday voted to create a Synodal Council.
After sex document at German Synodal Way is blocked, organizers vow to ‘take it to’ Rome
Sep 9, 2022 / 09:02 amThe document pushed for changes to the Church’s teaching on homosexuality, bisexuality, gender identity, and masturbation.
Pope Francis shares his concern about nuclear war risks in meeting with Vatican diplomats
Sep 8, 2022 / 11:00 amThe pope spoke to almost 100 apostolic nuncios and permanent observers of the Holy See who are meeting in Rome this week.
Will the German ‘Synodal Way’ lead to a permanent ‘Synodal Council’?
Sep 7, 2022 / 06:31 amShortly before the next assembly of the German “Synodal Way,” one of the founders confirmed the goal of establishing a permanent “Synodal Council.”
Dutch diocese abandons rule to offer Mass in every parish on Sundays
Sep 6, 2022 / 10:00 amDue to a shortage of priests and to save on energy costs, the Diocese of Roermond in the Netherlands said it was abandoning its previous rule.
German bishop: Evangelizing secular society requires sharing ‘the reasonableness of faith’
Sep 5, 2022 / 07:18 amThe director of Benedict XVI Institute says a “healthy defense of the faith” is necessary if Catholics are to credibly spread the Gospel.
German court rules in favor of right to pray near abortion counseling facility
Sep 1, 2022 / 03:50 amSilent prayer gatherings near an abortion counseling facility in a German town cannot be prohibited, according to a ruling by the Mannheim Administrative Court.
International website dedicated to Benedict XVI aims to be a ‘beacon in stormy seas’
Aug 30, 2022 / 05:15 amAfter a website dedicated to Benedict XVI received thousands of congratulations in 24 languages on the occasion of his 95th birthday this year, the organizers moved to take it international — and broaden its scope.
197 cardinals meet behind closed doors — but what is being discussed?
Aug 29, 2022 / 11:22 amThe cardinals of the Catholic Church have been called to Rome for an extraordinary consistory. It is the first of its kind in seven years — and only the second of the pontificate of Pope Francis.
Vatican Cardinal decries criticism of German ‘Synodal Way’ as ‘denunciation’
Aug 29, 2022 / 10:05 amThe chief organizer of the Catholic Church’s Synod on Synodality has decried as “denunciation" the number of public criticism of the German "Synodal Way."
'Taken out of context': Pontifical Academy defends Archbishop Paglia's abortion law remarks
Aug 29, 2022 / 06:49 amThe Pontifical Academy for Life on Monday clarified remarks of the Academy's president on Italian television that the law legalizing abortion in Italy was a "pillar of society".
The date is set: 'Apostle of the Catechism' to be declared a saint of the Catholic Church
Aug 27, 2022 / 08:34 amA renowned Italian priest and bishop dedicated to evangelization and teaching the Catechism will be declared a saint of the Catholic Church.
Father’s civil claim against Cardinal Pell and Australian archdiocese to go forward
Aug 25, 2022 / 07:15 amAn Australian court ruled that a man can sue the Archdiocese of Melbourne and Cardinal George Pell for nervous shock over the alleged sexual abuse of his late son.
Australian Anglicans split over same-sex marriage
Aug 18, 2022 / 09:38 amAn attempt by the Sydney archdiocese to affirm that marriage is only between a man and a woman was narrowly voted down at a synod in May, leading to a schism within the Anglican church.
Swiss bishops' Synod report: Catholic Church denies equality to women and excludes LGBT people
Aug 16, 2022 / 09:02 amThe Swiss Bishops' Conference's report from the Synod says the Catholic Church was seen as suffering from clericalism as well as “denying equality to women” and excluding “people with LGBTQ identity.”
Reports of at least 40 people killed in church fire in Egypt
Aug 14, 2022 / 05:50 amAt least 40 people have died in a Coptic church fire in Egypt — most of them were children under the age of six, according to media reports.
Majority of German Catholics don't like Church being against abortion, poll finds
Aug 11, 2022 / 06:58 amAccording to a new representative poll, 58% of German Catholics do not like "the fact that the Pope and the Church speak out against abortions."
German bishop, accused of abuse, found to have helped wanted pedophile priests escape to Latin America
Aug 8, 2022 / 10:00 amThe now-deceased prelate allegedly used money from the German Bishops' Conference to financially support other alleged perpetrators.
Ahead of trip to Kazakhstan, Pope Francis meets with Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Anthony
Aug 5, 2022 / 08:22 amMetropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, the new head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Pope Francis today.
Pope Francis calls on young people to turn to Jesus like Blessed Carlo Acutis did
Aug 5, 2022 / 07:13 amPope Francis told young Catholics on Friday that Jesus is not just a moral precept but a person and a great friend.